Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs white root-mealybug

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Rhizoecus albidus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while white root-mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	white root-mealybug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Acacia	Rhizoecus
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Rhizoecus albidus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

white root-mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	white root-mealybug
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.

white root-mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.