Buffle d'Afrique vs haricot-de-lima

Syncerus caffer compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

  • Buffle d'Afrique is Near Threatened while haricot-de-lima is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffle d'Afrique haricot-de-lima
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mammifères) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Fabaceae
Genus Syncerus Phaseolus
Species Syncerus caffer Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Buffle d'Afrique

NT — Near Threatened

haricot-de-lima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffle d'Afrique haricot-de-lima
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffle d'Afrique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

haricot-de-lima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 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.

haricot-de-lima

No description available.

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