African buffalo vs Splayed Deerfly

Syncerus caffer compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Splayed Deerfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Tabanidae
Genus	Syncerus	Chrysops
Species	Syncerus caffer	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

African buffalo and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.