Fern-leaved Wattle vs Silver wattle

Acacia filicifolia compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

• Fern-leaved Wattle is Least Concern while Silver wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fern-leaved Wattle	Silver 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 filicifolia	Acacia retinodes

Evolutionary Relationship

Fern-leaved Wattle and Silver wattle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acacia.

Conservation Status

Fern-leaved Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fern-leaved Wattle	Silver wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fern-leaved Wattle

Habitat

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

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).