African buffalo vs ground-bean

Syncerus caffer compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	ground-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Macrotyloma
Species	Syncerus caffer	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	ground-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-bean

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.