Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Dingy Dowd

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Blastobasis adustella

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Dingy Dowd
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	Blastobasidae
Genus	Acacia	Blastobasis
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Blastobasis adustella

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Dingy Dowd
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.

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.