Buffalo has gray-black hair all over its body, curved horns, and likes water; cattle has yellow hair all over its body, short horns, and does not like water.

Buffalo is bulkier than cattle and is more suitable for menial work; due to differences in size and development, cattle are more edible than buffalo.

Although buffalo can also be eaten, the meat is rough due to long-term heavy labor and is not as delicious as scalpers. Therefore, the price is significantly lower than that of scalpers.