African buffalo vs aboboreira-gila

Syncerus caffer compared with Cucurbita ficifolia

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while aboboreira-gila is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	aboboreira-gila
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Cucurbita
Species	Syncerus caffer	Cucurbita ficifolia

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

aboboreira-gila

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	aboboreira-gila
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

aboboreira-gila

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

African buffalo

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.