Where does the African buffalo live?
Syncerus caffer has 18,026 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1837 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 18,026 records
- 36 places
- 105 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaArtiodactylaBovidaeSyncerus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5,918 | |
| Kenya | 2,820 | |
| Benin | 2,708 | |
| Tanzania | 1,773 | |
| Uganda | 1,145 | |
| Botswana | 857 | |
| Angola | 522 | |
| Namibia | 317 | |
| Zimbabwe | 299 | |
| Zambia | 298 | |
| Gabon | 214 | |
| DR Congo | 187 | |
| Central African Republic | 152 | |
| Niger | 111 | |
| Malawi | 106 | |
| Rwanda | 97 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 83 | |
| Congo | 78 | |
| Chad | 70 | |
| Burkina Faso | 61 | |
| Mozambique | 40 | |
| Cameroon | 38 | |
| Liberia | 27 | |
| Senegal | 21 | |
| Sudan | 19 | |
| Ethiopia | 15 | |
| Czechia | 9 | |
| Nigeria | 9 | |
| Eswatini | 6 | |
| Togo | 6 | |
| Ghana | 5 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5 | |
| Guinea | 4 | |
| South Sudan | 3 | |
| Finland | 1 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Bovidae.
chamois
492,718 records
cow
440,631 records
Alpine ibex
183,806 records
domestic sheep
159,485 records
Arabian gazelle
119,597 records
Pyrenean Chamoios
51,210 records
suni
44,721 records
bushbuck
17,052 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.