Broken Hill Gidgee vs Fly

Acacia loderi compared with Drosophila simulans

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Acacia	Drosophila
Species	Acacia loderi	Drosophila simulans

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fly
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.

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.