Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Whitefly

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Aleyrodes lonicerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Whitefly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Aleyrodidae
Genus	Acacia	Aleyrodes
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Aleyrodes lonicerae

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Whitefly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Whitefly
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.

Whitefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and 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.