African buffalo vs Prickly Russian Thistle

Syncerus caffer compared with Salsola tragus

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Prickly Russian Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Prickly Russian Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Salsola
Species	Syncerus caffer	Salsola tragus

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Russian Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Prickly Russian Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Russian Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Europe (8 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.