Broken Hill Gidgee vs Duck Flea

Acacia loderi compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Duck Flea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Acacia	Ceratophyllus
Species	Acacia loderi	Ceratophyllus garei

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.