African buffalo vs mortel

Syncerus caffer compared with Erythrina mitis

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while mortel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	mortel
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	Erythrina
Species	Syncerus caffer	Erythrina mitis

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

mortel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	mortel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mortel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela.

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.