African buffalo vs Onion Earthball

Syncerus caffer compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Syncerus	Scleroderma
Species	Syncerus caffer	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.