Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs potato aphid

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while potato aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	potato aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acacia	Macrosiphum
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

potato aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	potato aphid
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.

potato aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (35 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.