Syncerus

Syncerus; Temporal range: 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
	Syncerus 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.[1][2] The extinct giant African buffalo (Syncerus antiquus) is also included in this genus by many authorities.[3]

References

"Syncerus acoelotus". Fossilworks.
Gentry, A.W.; Gentry, A. (1978). "Fossil Bovidae (Mammalia) of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Part 1". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology. 29: 289–446.
Klein, Richard G. (November 1994). "The Long-Horned African Buffalo (Pelorovis antiquus) is an Extinct Species". Journal of Archaeological Science. 21 (6): 725–733. doi:10.1006/jasc.1994.1072.

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[1] "Syncerus acoelotus". Fossilworks.

[2] Gentry, A.W.; Gentry, A. (1978). "Fossil Bovidae (Mammalia) of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Part 1". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology. 29: 289–446.

[Klein-3] Klein, Richard G. (November 1994). "The Long-Horned African Buffalo (Pelorovis antiquus) is an Extinct Species". Journal of Archaeological Science. 21 (6): 725–733. doi:10.1006/jasc.1994.1072.