African Walnut vs Blunt Wattle

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Acacia aprica

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Blunt Wattle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Blunt Wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Meliaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Lovoa	Acacia
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Acacia aprica

Evolutionary Relationship

African Walnut and Blunt Wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Blunt Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.