Buffle d'Afrique vs Maple Button

Syncerus caffer compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Key Differences

• Buffle d'Afrique is Near Threatened while Maple Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffle d'Afrique	Maple Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Tortricidae
Genus	Syncerus	Acleris
Species	Syncerus caffer	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffle d'Afrique and Maple Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Buffle d'Afrique

NT — Near Threatened

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffle d'Afrique	Maple Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffle d'Afrique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.