Bellinger River Wattle vs Spanish-needles

Acacia chrysotricha compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• Bellinger River Wattle is Endangered while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellinger River Wattle	Spanish-needles
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Fabaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acacia	Bidens
Species	Acacia chrysotricha	Bidens bipinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellinger River Wattle and Spanish-needles share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bellinger River Wattle

EN — Endangered

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellinger River Wattle	Spanish-needles
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.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.