Broken Hill Gidgee vs Geranium aphid

Acacia loderi compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Geranium aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Geranium aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acacia	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Acacia loderi	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Geranium aphid
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.

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.