Blunt Wattle vs coral-bean

Acacia aprica compared with Erythrina fusca

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while coral-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	coral-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Erythrina
Species	Acacia aprica	Erythrina fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Wattle and coral-bean share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	coral-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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

coral-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.