cedar wattle vs acácia

Acacia terminalis compared with Acacia auriculiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cedar wattle	acácia
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 terminalis	Acacia auriculiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

cedar wattle and acácia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acacia.

Conservation Status

cedar wattle

LC — Least Concern

acácia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cedar wattle	acácia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cedar wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

acácia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (12 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Brazil).

cedar wattle

The Cedar Wattle (Acacia terminalis) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Portugal.