African buffalo vs Mastic Thyme

Syncerus caffer compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Thymus
Species	Syncerus caffer	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

African buffalo

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a species in the genus Syncerus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.