African buffalo vs yellow broomrape

Syncerus caffer compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	yellow broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Orobanche
Species	Syncerus caffer	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	yellow broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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

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.