black wattle vs Light Red Meranti

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Fabaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Acacia	Shorea
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Shorea lepidota

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

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.