African buffalo vs Red Balau

Syncerus caffer compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Shorea
Species	Syncerus caffer	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

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.