African buffalo vs Vahl's cinquefoil

Syncerus caffer compared with Potentilla vahliana

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Vahl's cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Vahl's cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Syncerus	Potentilla
Species	Syncerus caffer	Potentilla vahliana

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Vahl's cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Vahl's cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vahl's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.