Broken Hill Gidgee vs Crescent Map Lichen

Acacia loderi compared with Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Crescent Map Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Crescent Map Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Fabaceae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Acacia	Rhizocarpon
Species	Acacia loderi	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Crescent Map Lichen
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.

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.