African buffalo vs southern elder

Syncerus caffer compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Sambucus
Species	Syncerus caffer	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.