Broken Hill Gidgee vs Cramp Balls

Acacia loderi compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Fabaceae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Acacia	Daldinia
Species	Acacia loderi	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Cramp Balls
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.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.