Cinnamon Wattle vs Dry Rot

Acacia leprosa compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	Dry Rot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Fabaceae	Serpulidae
Genus	Acacia	Serpula
Species	Acacia leprosa	Serpula lacrymans

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	Dry Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon Wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Cinnamon Wattle

The Cinnamon Wattle (Acacia leprosa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.