Black wattle vs Sticky Wattle

Acacia mearnsii compared with Acacia viscidula

Key Differences

• Black wattle is Not Evaluated while Sticky Wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black wattle	Sticky Wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Acacia	Acacia
Species	Acacia mearnsii	Acacia viscidula

Evolutionary Relationship

Black wattle and Sticky Wattle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acacia.

Conservation Status

Black wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Sticky Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black wattle	Sticky Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black wattle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (17 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

Sticky Wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in South Africa.

Black wattle

The Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) is a species in the genus Acacia. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations, found across Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, and more.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇿🇦 South Africa