Cinnamon Wattle vs potato aphid

Acacia leprosa compared with Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern while potato aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	potato aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acacia	Macrosiphum
Species	Acacia leprosa	Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

potato aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	potato aphid
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.

potato aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (35 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.