black wattle vs Irrawaddy dolphin

Acacia aulacocarpa compared with Orcaella brevirostris

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Irrawaddy dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Irrawaddy 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	Orcaella
Species	Acacia aulacocarpa	Orcaella brevirostris

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Irrawaddy dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Irrawaddy 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.

Irrawaddy 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.