Broken Hill Gidgee vs Field Digger Wasp

Acacia loderi compared with Mellinus arvensis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Field Digger Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Field Digger Wasp
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Crabronidae
Genus	Acacia	Mellinus
Species	Acacia loderi	Mellinus arvensis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Field Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Field Digger Wasp
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.

Field Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.