black gidgee vs potato aphid

Acacia argyrodendron compared with Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key Differences

• black gidgee is Least Concern while potato aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gidgee	potato aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acacia	Macrosiphum
Species	Acacia argyrodendron	Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Conservation Status

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

potato aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gidgee	potato aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black gidgee

Habitat

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

potato aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (35 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

black gidgee

The Black Gidgee (Acacia argyrodendron) 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.