Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Sweat Bee

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Lasioglossum leucozonium

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Sweat Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Sweat Bee
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	Halictidae
Genus	Acacia	Lasioglossum
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Lasioglossum leucozonium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Sweat Bee
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.

Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Europe (5 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.