It is related to the Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), the Sudanese buffalo (Syncerus caffer brachyceros) and the Nile buffalo (Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis).
Está relacionado co búfalo do Cabo (Syncerus caffer caffer), co búfalo do Sudán (Syncerus caffer brachyceros) e co búfalo do Nilo (Syncerus caffer aequinoctialis).