black wattle vs Japanese Red Maple

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Acer pycnanthum

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Japanese Red Maple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Japanese Red Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Fabaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acacia	Acer
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Acer pycnanthum

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Japanese Red Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Red Maple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Japanese Red Maple
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.

Japanese Red Maple

Habitat

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

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.