Broken Hill Gidgee vs Dusky wireworm

Acacia loderi compared with Agriotes obscurus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Dusky wireworm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Acacia	Agriotes
Species	Acacia loderi	Agriotes obscurus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Dusky wireworm
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.

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.