African buffalo vs Oily Pectis

Syncerus caffer compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Oily Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Syncerus	Pectis
Species	Syncerus caffer	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

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.