Ausfeld's Wattle vs Dwarf Water Clover

Acacia ausfeldii compared with Marsilea minuta

Key Differences

• Ausfeld's Wattle is Near Threatened while Dwarf Water Clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ausfeld's Wattle	Dwarf Water Clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Acacia	Marsilea
Species	Acacia ausfeldii	Marsilea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Ausfeld's Wattle and Dwarf Water Clover share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Ausfeld's Wattle

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf Water Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ausfeld's Wattle	Dwarf Water Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ausfeld's Wattle

Habitat

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

Dwarf Water Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Ausfeld's Wattle

The Ausfeld's Wattle (Acacia ausfeldii) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.