Black Swallowtail vs Blunt Wattle

Papilio polyxenes compared with Acacia aprica

Key Differences

• Black Swallowtail is Least Concern while Blunt Wattle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Swallowtail	Blunt Wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Papilionidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Papilio	Acacia
Species	Papilio polyxenes	Acacia aprica

Conservation Status

Black Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Swallowtail	Blunt Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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

Black Swallowtail

The Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) is a species in the genus Papilio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) 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.