Kaffernbüffel vs Tickclover

Syncerus caffer compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Kaffernbüffel is Near Threatened while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kaffernbüffel	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Desmodium
Species	Syncerus caffer	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Kaffernbüffel

NT — Near Threatened

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kaffernbüffel	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kaffernbüffel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Kaffernbüffel

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.