Green wattle vs western silver wattle

Acacia decurrens compared with Acacia polybotrya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green wattle	western silver wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Acacia	Acacia
Species	Acacia decurrens	Acacia polybotrya

Evolutionary Relationship

Green wattle and western silver wattle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acacia.

Conservation Status

Green wattle

LC — Least Concern

western silver wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green wattle	western silver wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

western silver wattle

Habitat

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