Blackwood vs Silver wattle

Acacia melanoxylon compared with Acacia dealbata

Key Differences

• Blackwood is Not Evaluated while Silver wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackwood	Silver wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
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	Acacia	Acacia
Species	Acacia melanoxylon	Acacia dealbata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackwood and Silver wattle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acacia.

Conservation Status

Blackwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackwood	Silver wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackwood

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Haiti, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (8 countries).

Silver wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

Blackwood

The Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is a species in the genus Acacia. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations, found across Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, and more.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 28 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe