Broken Hill Gidgee vs Fern scale

Acacia loderi compared with Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fern scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Acacia	Pinnaspis
Species	Acacia loderi	Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Fern scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fern scale
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 scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 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.