Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Lesser Crested Tern

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Thalasseus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Lesser Crested Tern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Lesser Crested Tern
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Laridae
Genus	Acacia	Thalasseus
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Thalasseus bengalensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Crested Tern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Lesser Crested Tern
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.

Lesser Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.