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This depends on the species you're referring to. If in terms of "buffalo" you are referring to the Plains or American Bison, then the answer would be bison. If you are referring to the African and Asian Water Buffalo then it would not refer to bison, but strictly and specifically buffalo.

However, buffalo and bison are bovines because they both belong in the family Bovidae and subfamily Bovinae, which qualifies them to be considered bovines, even though they are not specifically bovines or of the Bos genus which belongs to the Domestic "Cow."

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Now by buffalo do you mean Bison. If so the answer is no. Bison are not cattle.

However if you mean buffalo as in water buffalo then yes they are.

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Yes, buffaloes are mammals.

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yes , because they are furry.

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