Syncerus caffer

Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Syncerus > Species: Syncerus caffer

Type Description

K. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl. Stockholm, 40:79.

Type Locality

'Seecov River' and 'Akter Brunties hoogte', now restricted to South Africa, Eastern Cape Prov., Uitenhage district, Sunday River, Algoa Bay.

Measurements

Head and body: 1700-3400 mm
Tail length: 500-1100 mm
Weight: 250-850 kg

Description

The flattened nature of the horn as it comes off the skull help to differentiate this bovid from the domestic cow.

Key References

1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3C:56-71.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 348-350.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1151-1153.