Blueskin vs Flat Wrack

Acacia irrorata compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blueskin	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Fabaceae	Fucaceae
Genus	Acacia	Fucus
Species	Acacia irrorata	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Blueskin

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blueskin	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blueskin

Habitat

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

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Blueskin

The Blueskin (Acacia irrorata) 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.