Blunt Wattle vs Tickclover

Acacia aprica compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Tickclover
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	Desmodium
Species	Acacia aprica	Desmodium incanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Wattle and Tickclover share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), 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.