Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Silverfish

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Fabaceae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Acacia	Ctenolepisma
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

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.