Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Cerf de Timor

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Cerf de Timor is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Cerf de Timor
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Acacia	Rusa
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Rusa timorensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Cerf de Timor

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Cerf de Timor
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.

Cerf de Timor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.