Species

Herbivore and parts eaten

AFRICA

A. abyssinica

foliage and pod eaten by camels and sheep in Ethiopia

A. amythethophylla

young shoots palatable and readily browsed by livestock

A. asak

foliage and pods eaten by cattle, sheep and camels in Ethiopia

A. ataxacantha

palatable but not browsed much by livestock

A. brevispica

browsed by goats but seldom by cattle because of the thorny branches; also browsed by giraffe, impala and other ruminants. Green pods eaten by livestock and wildlife

A. burkei

foliage and pods eaten by giraffe, gum by monkeys

A. bussei

browsed by cattle, sheep and goats in Ethiopia and Somalia

A. caffra

the earlies Acacia species in southern Africa to sprout at the start of the rainy season, browsed by black rhino, antelope; rhino eat stem and bark; baboons eat flowers and seed

A. davyi

foliage and bark eaten by black rhino

A drepanolobium

browsed by giraffe

A. dudgeoni

palatable, young pods and leaves eaten by small ruminants, especially goats

A. edgeworthii

browsed by goats in Ethiopia

A. ehrenbergiana

pollarded during the dry season and browsed by camels, sheep and goats

A. elatior

browse and bark eaten by elephant

A. erioloba

browsed by giraffe; pods eagerly eaten by livestock (nutritional value equivalent to legume hay), also by elephant, giraffe, rhino, gemsbok and eland, while baboons eat the young pods; giant bustard eats the gum; the tree rat in the Kalahari feeds almost exclusively on the foliage, seeds and gum. Presence of HCN but livestock safe provided they do not eat large quantities too quickly

A. erubescens

browsed by cattle and wild animals

A. erythrocalyx

browsed by cattle and goats

A. etbaica

foliage and pods eaten by cattle, sheep and camels in Ethiopia and Somalia; immature pods eaten by baboons in Somalia

A. gerrardii

lopped branches fed to cattle and goats when other feed not available; browsed by giraffe, duiker and steenbok; foliage and bark eaten by elephant and black rhino; young shoots and pods eaten by baboons

A. gourmaensis

young shoots, foliage and pods eaten by camels, sheep and goats

A. gummifera

Moroccan endemic, browsed by camels, sheep and goats and horses

A. hebeclada

foliage and pods eaten by livestock; leaves sometimes toxic

A. hockii

foliage and pods eaten by goats; shoots, flower buds and flowers eaten by baboons, seed eaten by chimpanzees

A. horrida

browsed although sometimes refused due to its unpleasant odour

A. iraqensis

pods eaten by goats and gazelle in the Negev and Sinai Deserts

A. karroo

foliage, flowers and pods eaten by livestock and antelope; gum and seed eaten by chimpanzees, shoots, flower buds and flowers eaten by baboons, seed eaten by birds

A. laeta

foliage and pods browsed by livestock

A. macrostachya

shoots and foliage considered a poor fodder

A. mellifera

subsp. detiens

young shoots, foliage, pods eaten by livestock, especially sheep and goats, also kudu. Small branches ground in hammer mill and mixed with mollasses for stock feed in times of drought

subsp. mellifera

browsed by goats and camels, the former also thrive on the fallen leaves. Considered too spiny for cattle; the clay soils in which it often grows are also a deterrent during the rainy season. Browsed by gerenuk and other ruminants. A preferred fodder species in Tanzania

A. moggii

gum exudate eaten by animals in Somalia

A. negrii

browsed by goats and camels in Ethiopia

A. nigrescens

readily browsed by goats; flower buds, flowers and seed eaten by baboons

A. nilotica sensu lato

shoots, foliage and pods eaten by wildlife and livestock, especially camels, sheep and goats. A preferred fodder species in Tanzania

subsp. adstringens

foliage and pods eaten by goats.

subsp. indica

foliage lopped and fed to livestock; pods best fed dry, also used to supplement poultry rations

subsp. kraussiana

browsed by cattle, sheep and goats in Ethiopia,

subsp. subulata

foliage eaten by cattle, sheep, goats and other ruminants; pods eaten by livestock, rhino, baboons, antelope, especially nyala

A. oerfota

foliage and pods an important browse for ruminants in northern enya and eagerly sought after by camels and goats in Ethiopia; he obnoxious odour of the crushed leaves deters browsing in ordofan Province, Sudan; flowers and pods eaten by baboons

A. oliveri

browsed by cattle, sheep, goats and camels

A. polyacantha

subsp. campylacantha

browsed by livestock. A preferred fodder species in Tanzania

A. reficiens

subsp. misera

browsed by camels and goats in Somalia

A. robusta

foliage and pods sometimes eaten by livestock; young shoots, flowers and gum eatenby baboons; roots, leaves and gum eaten by monkeys; bark eaten by rhino

A. senegal

foliage, pods and gum exudate eaten by camels and goats (livestock excluded from gum gardens in the Sudan as browsing reduces yield of gum), also browsed by giraffe and impala; young foliage, flower buds and flowers eaten by baboons

A. seyal

var. fistula

leaves and flowers browsed by livestock

var. seyal

in dry season more or less leafless branches lopped and fed to livestock, who also eat the bark; bark also eaten by elephant and other ruminants. Shoots browsed by goats, elephant, giraffe and other ruminants. The clay soils on which it often ocurs may deter browsing by domestic livestock during the rainy season. In N. Africa browsed by camels and goats and occasionally by sheep and cattle

A. sieberiana

browsing limited due to the long thorns; fallen pods eaten by livestock (especially sheep), elephant, rhinosorus and other ruminants; believed to taint milk. Foliage contains HCN, especially when wilted. A preferred fodder species in Tanzania; gum, flowers and seed eaten by baboons

A. stuhlmannii

browsed by giraffe

A. tortilis sensu lato

young trees browsed by sheep and goats; pods eagerly eaten by all livestock and game. A preferred fodder species in Tanzania

subsp. heteracantha

browsed by cattle, antelope, giraffe; pods eagerly eaten by cattle, antelope, giraffe, monkeys and baboons in S. Africa.

Subsp. raddiana

browsed by camels, sheep and goats and occasionally by cattle in N. Africa; pods eaten by goats and gazelle in the Negev and Siani Deserts

subsp. spirocarpa

foliage and pods eaten by cattle, sheep and goats; browsed by giraffe and baboons; pods eaten by ruminants and baboons; bark by elephants.

Subsp. tortilis

foliage and pods eaten by cattle, sheep and goats; pods eaten by gazelle in the Negev and Siani Deserts

A. xanthophloea

young branches, young leaves and roots eaten by elephant, who also eat the bark; foliage and pods eaten by giraffe; young leaves, flowers and young pods eaten by velvet monkey; gum, bark and pods eaten by baboons. A preferred fodder species in Tanzania

F. albida

lopped branches browsed by domestic livestock; pods relished by camels, cattle, game and baboons. A preferred fodder species in Tanzania

INDIA

A. jaquemontii

browsed by livestock

A. nilotica

subsp. indica

browsed by goats and camels