African buffalo vs pilipiliula

Syncerus caffer compared with Chrysopogon aciculatus

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while pilipiliula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	pilipiliula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Syncerus	Chrysopogon
Species	Syncerus caffer	Chrysopogon aciculatus

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

pilipiliula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pilipiliula

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Congo (DRC), Nigeria), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (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.