Alectryon vs Orange wattle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Acacia saligna

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Orange wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Orange 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	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Acacia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Acacia saligna

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Orange wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Orange wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Orange wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Orange wattle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (19 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Peru).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.