Baker's Wattle vs Japanese Maple

Acacia bakeri compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Baker's Wattle is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Wattle	Japanese Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Fabaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acacia	Acer
Species	Acacia bakeri	Acer palmatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Baker's Wattle and Japanese Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Baker's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Wattle	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Wattle

Habitat

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

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Baker's Wattle

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