Bellinger River Wattle vs Tickclover

Acacia chrysotricha compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Bellinger River Wattle is Endangered while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellinger River Wattle	Tickclover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Desmodium
Species	Acacia chrysotricha	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellinger River Wattle and Tickclover share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Bellinger River Wattle

EN — Endangered

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellinger River Wattle	Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), 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.