Broken Hill Gidgee vs Elephant Apple

Acacia loderi compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Elephant Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Acacia	Dillenia
Species	Acacia loderi	Dillenia indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Elephant Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.