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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Mammalia
  3. Artiodactyla
  4. Bovidae
  5. Syncerus
  6. Syncerus caffer

Preferred term

Syncerus caffer

Type

  • Organism

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • African buffalo
  • Cape buffalo

Scope note

  • Use for the wild African buffalo; for American bison USE bison; for domesticated Asian water buffalo USE buffaloes.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4852

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