black wattle vs Maui's paddle

Acacia celsa compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Maui's paddle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Acacia	Elaphoglossum
Species	Acacia celsa	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Maui's paddle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.