black wattle vs Devil's Shoestring

Acacia celsa compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Devil's Shoestring
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	Acacia	Tephrosia
Species	Acacia celsa	Tephrosia angustissima

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Devil's Shoestring share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Devil's Shoestring
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia celsa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.