Syncerus

Syncerus; Temporal range: Late Pliocene–Recent
	Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Bovinae
Subtribe:	Bubalina
Genus:	Syncerus; Hodgson, 1847
Type species
	Bos brachyceros; 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;

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. The extinct giant African buffalo (Syncerus antiquus) is also included in this genus by many authorities.

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