Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Katung Fa

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Katung Fa
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Fabaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Acacia	Alstonia
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Sallow-wattle and Katung Fa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

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

Katung Fa

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

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.