Broken Hill Gidgee vs Elastic Saddle

Acacia loderi compared with Helvella elastica

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Elastic Saddle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Elastic Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Fabaceae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Acacia	Helvella
Species	Acacia loderi	Helvella elastica

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Elastic Saddle
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.

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.