Blunt Wattle vs five-leaf crotalaria

Acacia aprica compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	five-leaf crotalaria
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	Crotalaria
Species	Acacia aprica	Crotalaria quinquefolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Wattle and five-leaf crotalaria share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	five-leaf crotalaria
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.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.