Bird's Eye vs Green wattle

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Acacia decurrens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Green wattle
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Sapindaceae Fabaceae
Genus Alectryon Acacia
Species Alectryon subcinereus Acacia decurrens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Green wattle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Green wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Green wattle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Green wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Bird's Eye

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

Green wattle

No description available.

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