''Syncerus'' is a genus of

African African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** Ethn ...

bovid The Bovidae comprise the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and caprines. A member of this family is called a bovid. With 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species, the ...

that contains the living Cape buffalo ''(Syncerus caffer)'', including the distinct

African forest buffalo The African forest buffalo (''Syncerus caffer nanus''), also known as the dwarf buffalo or the Congo buffalo, is the smallest subspecies of the African buffalo. It is related to the Cape buffalo (''Syncerus caffer caffer''), the Sudan buffalo ...

. At least one extinct species belongs to this genus; ''

Syncerus acoelotus ''Syncerus acoelotus'' is an extinct species of bovid closely related to the Cape buffalo. It lived during the Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. Fossils of this species were first found in the Olduvai gorge The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Go ...

''. The extinct giant African buffalo (''

Syncerus antiquus ''Syncerus antiquus'', is an extinct species of bovid from the Pleistocene of Africa. It was one of the largest species in its family, potentially weighing up to . Due to this fact, it is sometimes known as the African giant buffalo. ''Syncerus an ...

'') is also included in this genus by many authorities.

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Mammal genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by Brian Houghton Hodgson Bovines {{eventoedungulate-stub