North American 'buffalo' are, in fact, Bison bison,unrelated to any species of buffalo at all. They do resemble, quite closely, African and Asian buffalo, and the naming error has been compounded to this day.
The bison species resident in Europe is the wisent (Bison bonasus).
There are 3 species of buffalo
An African buffalo is a species of buffalo, also known as the Cape buffalo, Latin name Syncerus caffer.
All species are separate. A buffalo can only produce a buffalo offspring. As well, inter-species sexual intercourse would be impossible.
Both. Buffalo is the name of a species of large ungulate animal related to the domestic bovine or "cow". There are both males (bulls) and females (cows) of the buffalo species, be it African Cape or Asian Water.
No it isn't.
The American buffalo, or bison, is Bison bison.The African cape buffalo is Syncerus caffer.The water buffalo and dwarf buffalo are species of the genus Bubalus.
The CU mascot is the Buffalo, species "Bison".
The French word for buffalo is buffle. There are dozens of different species of buffalo, living in Africa, Asia, and in North America.
The American "buffalo", is not really a buffalo, but is actually a bison, which is a separate bovine category.The official species name is Bison Bison.
No, they're different species.
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The scientific name for Buffalo leather can vary depending on the species of buffalo the leather comes from. For example, the scientific name for the water buffalo is Bubalus bubalis, while the scientific name for the American bison is Bison bison. Both species can be a source of leather.