African buffalo vs Shore Dock

Syncerus caffer compared with Rumex rupestris

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Shore Dock is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Shore Dock
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Rumex
Species	Syncerus caffer	Rumex rupestris

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Shore Dock

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Shore Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shore Dock

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.