Broken Hill Gidgee vs Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Acacia loderi compared with Nomada ruficornis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Fork-jawed Nomad Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee
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	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Acacia	Nomada
Species	Acacia loderi	Nomada ruficornis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fork-jawed Nomad Bee
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.

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.