Acacia vs Cottonwool Gall

Acacia lysiphloia compared with Andricus quercusramuli

Key Differences

• Acacia is Least Concern while Cottonwool Gall is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acacia	Cottonwool Gall
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Cynipidae
Genus	Acacia	Andricus
Species	Acacia lysiphloia	Andricus quercusramuli

Conservation Status

Acacia

LC — Least Concern

Cottonwool Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acacia	Cottonwool Gall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acacia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cottonwool Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Acacia

The Acacia (Acacia lysiphloia) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.