Broken Hill Gidgee vs Ceylon-olive

Acacia loderi compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Fabaceae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Acacia	Elaeocarpus
Species	Acacia loderi	Elaeocarpus serratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Ceylon-olive share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

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

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.