Cinnamon Wattle vs Fivefingers

Acacia leprosa compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	Fivefingers
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Fabaceae	Araceae
Genus	Acacia	Syngonium
Species	Acacia leprosa	Syngonium angustatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Wattle and Fivefingers share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	Fivefingers
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.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.