''Syncerus'' is a genus of African

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, ...

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''. 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