Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Sapele

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Sapele
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Fabaceae	Meliaceae
Genus	Acacia	Entandrophragma
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Sallow-wattle and Sapele share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.