Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs japweed

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Sargassum muticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	japweed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Fabaceae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Acacia	Sargassum
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Sargassum muticum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

japweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	japweed
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.

japweed

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Oman), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Mexico).

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.