Difference between Bison and Buffalo | Bison vs Buffalo

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Though Bison and Buffalo look similar in appearance and they both belong to the Bovidae family and both mainly feed on grass, but there are many differences.

Buffaloes belong to South Asia and the African region.

Buffaloes are mainly two types of Buffaloes:

Cape Buffalo-found mostly in Saharan plains of Africa
Domestic Asian Water Buffalo-found in Asia, North Africa, Europe

Bison belong to South and North America. Bison is also found in the European region and are known as European Bison. Appearance-wise they are different from American Bisons.

Bison vs Buffalo

Let's highlight the key difference on different factors like appearance, diet habitat etc:

Bison	Buffalo
Characterised by a large hump on the shoulder.	No hump on the shoulder.
Horns are small and very sharp	It has long horns but not as sharp as Bison
The shoulder and upper body have thick fur.	Buffaloes have no or thin hair on their body.
The presence of a Thick Beard is one of the major characteristics.	They don’t have a beard.
An average Bison has a weight of 1600 kg.	The weight of Buffalo ranges from 700 to 1200 kg.
The average lifespan of a Bison is 13 to 21 years	The lifespan of Buffalo ranges from 25 to 30, but Cape Buffaloe's lifespan is typically lower around 15 years
Not used as domestic pets	Used as domestic or farm animal