Buffle d'Afrique vs Cotonéaster

Syncerus caffer compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffle d'Afrique	Cotonéaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Syncerus	Cotoneaster
Species	Syncerus caffer	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Buffle d'Afrique

NT — Near Threatened

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffle d'Afrique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotonéaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

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.