broom wattle vs Redclaw

Acacia calamifolia compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broom wattle	Redclaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Fabaceae	Parastacidae
Genus	Acacia	Cherax
Species	Acacia calamifolia	Cherax quadricarinatus

Conservation Status

broom wattle

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broom wattle	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broom wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

broom wattle

The Broom Wattle (Acacia calamifolia) 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.