Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs parma wallaby

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	parma wallaby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Acacia	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Macropus parma

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	parma wallaby
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.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.