Blunt Wattle vs Fruit Fly

Acacia aprica compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Fruit Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Tephritidae
Genus	Acacia	Urophora
Species	Acacia aprica	Urophora cardui

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Fruit Fly
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.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.