Broken Hill Gidgee vs Floating Fern

Acacia loderi compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acacia	Salvinia
Species	Acacia loderi	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.