Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs 'Ihi

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	'Ihi
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Fabaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Acacia	Oxalis
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Oxalis corniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	'Ihi
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.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 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.