Ausfeld's Wattle vs Rafflesia

Acacia ausfeldii compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• Ausfeld's Wattle is Near Threatened while Rafflesia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ausfeld's Wattle	Rafflesia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Fabaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acacia	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Acacia ausfeldii	Rafflesia arnoldii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ausfeld's Wattle and Rafflesia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Ausfeld's Wattle

NT — Near Threatened

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ausfeld's Wattle	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ausfeld's Wattle

Habitat

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

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower, up to 1 meter in diameter. It is a parasitic plant with no roots, stems, or leaves.