Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs wormwood

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Cucullia absinthii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	wormwood
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Acacia	Cucullia
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Cucullia absinthii

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

wormwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	wormwood
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.

wormwood

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.