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The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large sub-Saharan African bovine. [2] There are five subspecies that are recognized as valid by most authorities: Syncerus caffer caffer , the Cape buffalo , is the nominotypical subspecies , as well as the largest, found in Southern and East Africa .
The African forest buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus), also known as the dwarf buffalo or the Congo buffalo, is the smallest subspecies of the African buffalo. [1] It is related to the Cape buffalo ( Syncerus caffer caffer ), the Sudan buffalo ( Syncerus caffer brachyceros ), and the Nile buffalo ( Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis ).
Bovines (subfamily Bovinae) comprise a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including cattle, bison, African buffalo, water buffalos, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes.
Syncerus is a genus of African bovid that contains the living Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), including the distinct African forest buffalo. At least one extinct species belongs to this genus; Syncerus acoelotus. [2] [3] The extinct giant African buffalo (Syncerus antiquus) is also included in this genus by many authorities. [4]
Articles relating to the Syncerus, a genus of African bovid that contains the living Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), including the distinct African forest buffalo. Pages in category "Syncerus" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Original – African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) male with Red-billed oxpecker, (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Reason High quality large image. Illustrates both bird and mammal articles well with high EV. FP on Commons. Previous nomination (2020) had 3 support votes Articles in which this ...
An escaped water buffalo was located Wednesday, days after it was shot and wounded during a weekend attempt to return it to its owner's suburban property, officials said. The animal was found in a ...
There are currently two recognized extant genera of bubalinans – the African Syncerus and the Asiatic Bubalus. [1] [5] [9] [2] Whilst the majority of molecular and morphological work strongly supports the recognition of these two genera as being sister taxa, [5] [10] since 2011 new uncertainty over the number of species that should be recognized has been introduced.