Cinnamon Wattle vs true senna

Acacia leprosa compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	true senna
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Senna
Species	Acacia leprosa	Senna alexandrina

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Wattle and true senna share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	true senna
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.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, 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.