Broken Hill Gidgee vs Eastern Amberwing

Acacia loderi compared with Perithemis tenera

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Eastern Amberwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Eastern Amberwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Fabaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Acacia	Perithemis
Species	Acacia loderi	Perithemis tenera

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Amberwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Eastern Amberwing
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.

Eastern Amberwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.