Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Narrow swordfern

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acacia	Nephrolepis
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Sallow-wattle and Narrow swordfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.