Broken Hill Gidgee vs Fringed rue

Acacia loderi compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fringed rue
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Fabaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Acacia	Ruta
Species	Acacia loderi	Ruta chalepensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Fringed rue share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.