African buffalo vs Pale Sunflower

Syncerus caffer compared with Helianthus decapetalus

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Pale Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Pale Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Syncerus caffer	Helianthus decapetalus

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Pale Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Pale Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.