Broken Hill Gidgee vs Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Acacia loderi compared with Psylliodes tricolor

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Flixweed Leaf Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Flixweed Leaf Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acacia	Psylliodes
Species	Acacia loderi	Psylliodes tricolor

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Flixweed Leaf Beetle
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.

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

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.