African buffalo vs mountain-devil

Syncerus caffer compared with Lambertia formosa

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while mountain-devil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	mountain-devil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Proteaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Lambertia
Species	Syncerus caffer	Lambertia formosa

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

mountain-devil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	mountain-devil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-devil

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.