Black wattle vs golden wattle

Acacia mangium compared with Acacia spectabilis

Key Differences

• Black wattle is Not Evaluated while golden wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black wattle	golden wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Acacia	Acacia
Species	Acacia mangium	Acacia spectabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black wattle and golden wattle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acacia.

Conservation Status

Black wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

golden wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black wattle	golden wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (15 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

golden wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Libya.

Black wattle

The Black wattle (Acacia mangium) is a species in the genus Acacia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, China, and more.