African forest buffalo
Syncerus caffer nanus / African forest buffalo
- Habitat
- Glades and swampy areas of the tropical rainforest
- Continent
- Africa
- Food
- Grasses, leaves, shoots, herbs
- Gestation/breeding period
- about 360 days
- Mode of life
- small herds of about 12 animals
- Class
- Mammals
- Order
- Artiodactyla
Key facts
~ 1.20 m
size
~ 300 kg
weight
~ 30 years
age
How endangered are African forest buffalos?
by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)
- Not evaluated
- Data deficient
-
Least concern Least concern - Near threatened
- Vulnerable
- Endangered
- Critically endangered
- Extinct in the wild
- Extinct
Did you know?
For the birth, the cow moves away from the herd and only returns when the calf can walk.
African forest buffalo on the zoo tour
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