Buffle d'Afrique vs Orpin

Syncerus caffer compared with Sedum praealtum

Key Differences

• Buffle d'Afrique is Near Threatened while Orpin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffle d'Afrique	Orpin
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Crassulaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Sedum
Species	Syncerus caffer	Sedum praealtum

Conservation Status

Buffle d'Afrique

NT — Near Threatened

Orpin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffle d'Afrique	Orpin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffle d'Afrique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orpin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Buffle d'Afrique

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.