Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs ilima

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Sida cordifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	ilima
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Fabaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Acacia	Sida
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Sida cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	ilima
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.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (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.