Broken Hill Gidgee vs dooryard sowbug

Acacia loderi compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Fabaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Acacia	Porcellio
Species	Acacia loderi	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.