Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Southern Damselfly

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Fabaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acacia	Coenagrion
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Coenagrion mercuriale

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Southern Damselfly
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.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.