Baker's Wattle vs Yellow Dodder

Acacia bakeri compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Baker's Wattle is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Wattle	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Fabales (콩목)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Fabaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acacia	Cuscuta
Species	Acacia bakeri	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Baker's Wattle and Yellow Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (목련강)

Conservation Status

Baker's Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Wattle	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Wattle

Habitat

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

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Baker's Wattle

The Baker's Wattle (Acacia bakeri) 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.