black wattle vs Hector s Dolphin

Acacia aulacocarpa compared with Cephalorhynchus hectori

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Hector s Dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Hector s Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Fabaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Acacia	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Acacia aulacocarpa	Cephalorhynchus hectori

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Hector s Dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Hector s Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Samoa.

Hector s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia aulacocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Samoa.