Broken Hill Gidgee vs floating hook moss

Acacia loderi compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	floating hook moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Fabaceae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Acacia	Warnstorfia
Species	Acacia loderi	Warnstorfia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and floating hook moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	floating hook moss
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 hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.