black wattle vs McGregor Pincushion

Acacia celsa compared with Leucospermum harpagonatum

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while McGregor Pincushion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	McGregor Pincushion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Fabaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Acacia	Leucospermum
Species	Acacia celsa	Leucospermum harpagonatum

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and McGregor Pincushion share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

McGregor Pincushion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	McGregor Pincushion
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.

McGregor Pincushion

Habitat

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

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.