black wattle vs Orange-flowered Wattle

Acacia aulacocarpa compared with Acacia auratiflora

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Orange-flowered Wattle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Orange-flowered Wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 same	Acacia	Acacia
Species	Acacia aulacocarpa	Acacia auratiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

black wattle and Orange-flowered Wattle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acacia.

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Orange-flowered Wattle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Orange-flowered Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Samoa.

Orange-flowered Wattle

Habitat

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

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia aulacocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Samoa.