Broken Hill Gidgee vs False Slender-footed Robberfly

Acacia loderi compared with Leptarthrus vitripennis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	False Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Asilidae
Genus	Acacia	Leptarthrus
Species	Acacia loderi	Leptarthrus vitripennis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	False Slender-footed Robberfly
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.

False Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.