African buffalo vs Maydell's locoweed

Syncerus caffer compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Maydell's locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Oxytropis
Species	Syncerus caffer	Oxytropis maydelliana

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Maydell's locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.