African buffalo vs Yellow Prickle

Syncerus caffer compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Yellow Prickle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rutaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Syncerus caffer	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.