Broken Hill Gidgee vs Fern Palm

Acacia loderi compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Fabaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Acacia	Cycas
Species	Acacia loderi	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fern Palm
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.

Fern Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.