Cinnamon Wattle vs Rafflesia

Acacia leprosa compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• Cinnamon Wattle is Least Concern while Rafflesia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Wattle	Rafflesia
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Fabales (マメ目)	Rosales (バラ目)
Family	Fabaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acacia	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Acacia leprosa	Rafflesia arnoldii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon Wattle and Rafflesia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon Wattle	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon Wattle

Habitat

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

Rafflesia

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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cinnamon Wattle

The Cinnamon Wattle (Acacia leprosa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldiiは直径最大1メートルに達する世界最大の単独の花を咲かせる。根、茎、葉を持たない寄生植物である。