Blunt Wattle vs Mountain yam

Acacia aprica compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Fabaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Acacia	Dioscorea
Species	Acacia aprica	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Wattle and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.