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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).
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]
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.
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