Broken Hill Gidgee vs Giant Swamp Frog

Acacia loderi compared with Hoplobatrachus occipitalis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Giant Swamp Frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Giant Swamp Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Fabaceae	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Acacia	Hoplobatrachus
Species	Acacia loderi	Hoplobatrachus occipitalis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Giant Swamp Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Giant Swamp Frog
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 Swamp Frog

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ghana.

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.