Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs mango-pine

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	mango-pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Fabaceae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Acacia	Barringtonia
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Barringtonia asiatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	mango-pine
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.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.