Genus Synercus (Noun)
Meaning
Cape buffalo.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Cape buffalo are classified under the genusSyncerus, which encompasses several African buffalo species.
- In a phylogenetic study, researchers identified Syncerus as the genus that houses the scientifically recognized types of Cape buffalo.
- Subspecies classification is further divided under the genusSyncerus for Cape buffalo due to variations in geographical and morphological characteristics.
- Research indicates that Syncerus is in fact a monotypic genus which until the recent past comprised other members but included only the African buffalo including the Cape buffalo as a result.
- Within the genusSyncerus Cape buffalo falls into further classifications and distinctions made due to factors like horn size variation.