African buffalo vs Cachicamo Sabanero

Syncerus caffer compared with Dasypus sabanicola

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Cachicamo Sabanero is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Cachicamo Sabanero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dasypodidae
Genus	Syncerus	Dasypus
Species	Syncerus caffer	Dasypus sabanicola

Evolutionary Relationship

African buffalo and Cachicamo Sabanero share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Cachicamo Sabanero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Cachicamo Sabanero
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cachicamo Sabanero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.