bird cherry-oat aphid vs black wattle

Rhopalosiphum padi compared with Acacia plectocarpa

Key Differences

• bird cherry-oat aphid is Not Evaluated while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bird cherry-oat aphid	black wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aphididae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhopalosiphum	Acacia
Species	Rhopalosiphum padi	Acacia plectocarpa

Conservation Status

bird cherry-oat aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bird cherry-oat aphid	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bird cherry-oat aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

black wattle

Habitat

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

bird cherry-oat aphid

The Bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi) is a species in the genus Rhopalosiphum. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) 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.