Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs yarrow mealybug

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Atrococcus achilleae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	yarrow 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	Atrococcus
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Atrococcus achilleae

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

yarrow mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	yarrow 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.

yarrow 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.