Cinnamon Wattle vs Silverfish

Acacia leprosa compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Fabaceae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Acacia	Ctenolepisma
Species	Acacia leprosa	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

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.