Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs pata de gallina

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Eleusine indica

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while pata de gallina is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	pata de gallina
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Fabaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Acacia	Eleusine
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Eleusine indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Sallow-wattle and pata de gallina share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

pata de gallina

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	pata de gallina
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

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

pata de gallina

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (11 countries).

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

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