Buffle d'Afrique vs Marsh fleabane

Syncerus caffer compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Buffle d'Afrique is Near Threatened while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffle d'Afrique	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Syncerus	Pluchea
Species	Syncerus caffer	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Buffle d'Afrique

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffle d'Afrique	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffle d'Afrique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.