black wattle vs Fern Palm

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Fabaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Acacia	Cycas
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Fern Palm
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.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) 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.