acacia à gomme vs Horned Thorn

Vachellia nilotica compared with Vachellia grandicornuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	acacia à gomme	Horned Thorn
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
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	Vachellia	Vachellia
Species	Vachellia nilotica	Vachellia grandicornuta

Evolutionary Relationship

acacia à gomme and Horned Thorn share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vachellia.

Conservation Status

acacia à gomme

LC — Least Concern

Horned Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	acacia à gomme	Horned Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

acacia à gomme

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Venezuela).

Horned Thorn

Habitat

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

acacia à gomme

The Arabic Gumtree (Vachellia nilotica) is a species in the genus Vachellia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations.