Green wattle vs Sticky Wattle

Acacia decurrens compared with Acacia viscidula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green wattle	Sticky Wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Acacia	Acacia
Species	Acacia decurrens	Acacia viscidula

Evolutionary Relationship

Green wattle and Sticky Wattle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acacia.

Conservation Status

Green wattle

LC — Least Concern

Sticky Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green wattle	Sticky Wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green wattle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Sticky Wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in South Africa.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇿🇦 South Africa