Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Custard Apple

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Annona reticulata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Custard Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Custard Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Fabaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Acacia	Annona
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Annona reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Sallow-wattle and Custard Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Custard Apple
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.

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.