African buffalo vs Sticky ragwort

Syncerus caffer compared with Senecio viscosus

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Sticky ragwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Sticky ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Syncerus	Senecio
Species	Syncerus caffer	Senecio viscosus

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Sticky ragwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Sticky ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sticky ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.