brigalow vs red spiderling

Acacia harpophylla compared with Boerhavia diffusa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brigalow	red spiderling
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Fabaceae	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Acacia	Boerhavia
Species	Acacia harpophylla	Boerhavia diffusa

Evolutionary Relationship

brigalow and red spiderling share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

brigalow

LC — Least Concern

red spiderling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brigalow	red spiderling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brigalow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

red spiderling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

brigalow

The brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.