African buffalo vs negrohead

Syncerus caffer compared with Annona purpurea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Annonaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Annona
Species	Syncerus caffer	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.