African buffalo vs Sickle Medick

Syncerus caffer compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Medicago
Species	Syncerus caffer	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.