African buffalo vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Syncerus caffer compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Ranunculus
Species	Syncerus caffer	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and 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.