Broken Hill Gidgee vs Cricket-Bat Willow

Acacia loderi compared with Salix alba

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Cricket-Bat Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Cricket-Bat Willow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Salicaceae
Genus	Acacia	Salix
Species	Acacia loderi	Salix alba

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Cricket-Bat Willow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Cricket-Bat Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Cricket-Bat Willow
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.

Cricket-Bat Willow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Libya), Asia (Yemen), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.