African buffalo vs Water yam

Syncerus caffer compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Dioscorea
Species	Syncerus caffer	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.