Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs northern mealybug

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Trionymus thulensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	northern mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Acacia	Trionymus
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Trionymus thulensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

northern mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	northern mealybug
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.

northern mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.