black wattle vs white root-mealybug

Acacia celsa compared with Rhizoecus albidus

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while white root-mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	white root-mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Acacia	Rhizoecus
Species	Acacia celsa	Rhizoecus albidus

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

white root-mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	white root-mealybug
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.

white root-mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.