Bellinger River Wattle vs Floating Fern

Acacia chrysotricha compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Bellinger River Wattle is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellinger River Wattle	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acacia	Salvinia
Species	Acacia chrysotricha	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellinger River Wattle and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bellinger River Wattle

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellinger River Wattle	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellinger River Wattle

Habitat

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

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Bellinger River Wattle

The Bellinger River Wattle (Acacia chrysotricha) 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.