black gidgee vs Spanish-needles

Acacia argyrodendron compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• black gidgee is Least Concern while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black gidgee	Spanish-needles
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Fabaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acacia	Bidens
Species	Acacia argyrodendron	Bidens bipinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

black gidgee and Spanish-needles share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

black gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black gidgee	Spanish-needles
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.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.