broom wattle vs Scarce Widow

Acacia calamifolia compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• broom wattle is Least Concern while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broom wattle	Scarce Widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acacia	Dingana
Species	Acacia calamifolia	Dingana fraterna

Conservation Status

broom wattle

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broom wattle	Scarce Widow
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.

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.