Syncerus

Syncerus is a genus of African bovid that contains the living Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), including the distinct African forest buffalo.

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Order:Artiodactyla

Family:Bovidae

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Syncerus Temporal range: 3–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Late Pliocene–Recent
Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Bovinae
Subtribe:	Bubalina
Genus:	Syncerus Hodgson, 1847
Type species
Bos brachyceros[1] J.E. Gray, 1837 (= Bos caffer Sparrman, 1779)
Species
Syncerus caffer S. c. caffer S. c. nanus S. c. brachyceros S. c. aequinoctialis S. c. mathewsi †Syncerus acoelotus †Syncerus antiquus

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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]