African buffalo vs Red melastome

Syncerus caffer compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Red melastome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Syncerus	Melastoma
Species	Syncerus caffer	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.