African buffalo vs Spanish-flag

Syncerus caffer compared with Ipomoea lobata

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Spanish-flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Spanish-flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Ipomoea
Species	Syncerus caffer	Ipomoea lobata

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish-flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Spanish-flag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish-flag

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Congo (DRC), India, and Tanzania.

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.