Blunt Wattle vs Fern Palm

Acacia aprica compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt 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 aprica	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Fern Palm
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.

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).

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.