Broken Hill Gidgee vs Giant Furrow Bee

Acacia loderi compared with Halictus quadricinctus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Giant Furrow Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Giant Furrow 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	Halictidae
Genus	Acacia	Halictus
Species	Acacia loderi	Halictus quadricinctus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Giant Furrow Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Giant Furrow 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.

Giant Furrow Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.