Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Desert Firetail

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Telebasis salva

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Desert Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Desert Firetail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Fabaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acacia	Telebasis
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Telebasis salva

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Desert Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Desert Firetail
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.

Desert Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.