Cinnamon Wattle vs Slash pine

Acacia leprosa compared with Pinus elliottii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	Slash pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Fabaceae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Acacia	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Acacia leprosa	Pinus elliottii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Wattle and Slash pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	Slash pine
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.

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.