Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Fruit Fly

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Fruit Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Tephritidae
Genus	Acacia	Urophora
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Urophora cardui

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Fruit Fly
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.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.