Mimosa vs Acacia

Albizia julibrissin compared with Albizia lebbeck

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mimosa	Acacia
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	Albizia	Albizia
Species	Albizia julibrissin	Albizia lebbeck

Evolutionary Relationship

Mimosa and Acacia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Albizia.

Conservation Status

Mimosa

NE — Not Evaluated

Acacia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mimosa	Acacia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mimosa

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Peru).

Acacia

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇵🇪 Peru 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇾🇪 Yemen