when full grown they both stand about 2 metres tall at the shoulder and weigh 1200Kgs
a yak is from Tibet and china the water buffalo is from Africa.
The corresponding similarities for yak/water buffalo are from 84.9 to 98.6%. In the related links box below, I posted the whole analisis.
Yaks are very hairy creatures, with very long hair and a large hump over their shoulders. Water buffalo have very short hair, long horns that splay towards their back, and quite a bit larger than a yak. Water buffalo are found in the tropics, whereas yaks are found in the cold mountainous regions of Nepal and Mongolia.
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The large cattle breeds are almost the same size of a domesticated yak. The wild yak is bigger.
The yak is found in some parts of Asia. There are two types of yak, the domestic and wild yak. The wild yak is much bigger than the domestic yak. The yak is a cold climate animal and travels in snow.
They are both big hairy creatures related to cattle and deer
Referring to the American bison (usually called a buffalo), the closest would be the muskox or yak.For the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), similar bovine animals include other species of ox.
A yak
This is an Italian cheese made from domesticated Water Buffalo milk
They are the "same" by the fact that they belong in the same Family being Bovidae. However, more specifically, yaks and water buffalo are not the same, actually. Yak and water buffalo are two distinct species of bovids. One lives in Nepal and Mongolia, the other is found in the south and east regions of Asia, like in Taiwan and India.
The relationship is that they are both members of the Cattle family