Broken Hill Gidgee vs corn buttercup

Acacia loderi compared with Ranunculus arvensis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while corn buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	corn buttercup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Fabaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Acacia	Ranunculus
Species	Acacia loderi	Ranunculus arvensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and corn buttercup share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

corn buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	corn buttercup
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.

corn buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.