Broken Hill Gidgee vs Garden Bumblebee

Acacia loderi compared with Bombus hortorum

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Garden Bumblebee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Garden Bumblebee
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	Bombus
Species	Acacia loderi	Bombus hortorum

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Garden Bumblebee
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.

Garden Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.