Blunt Wattle vs Deviltree

Acacia aprica compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Deviltree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Deviltree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Gentianales (Enzianartige)
Family	Fabaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acacia	Alstonia
Species	Acacia aprica	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Wattle and Deviltree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Deviltree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.