Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Cupped Ear

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Fabaceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Acacia	Otidea
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

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

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.