African buffalo vs Species code: Hs

Syncerus caffer compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Halophila
Species	Syncerus caffer	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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.