Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Pavement ant

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Pavement ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Pavement ant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Formicidae
Genus	Acacia	Tetramorium
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Tetramorium caespitum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Pavement ant
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.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

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.