African buffalo vs ten-commandments

Syncerus caffer compared with Maranta leuconeura

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while ten-commandments is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	ten-commandments
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Marantaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Maranta
Species	Syncerus caffer	Maranta leuconeura

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

ten-commandments

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	ten-commandments
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ten-commandments

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, and South Africa.

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.