Broken Hill Gidgee vs Green ash, Red ash

Acacia loderi compared with Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Green ash, Red ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Green ash, Red ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Oleaceae
Genus	Acacia	Fraxinus
Species	Acacia loderi	Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Green ash, Red ash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Green ash, Red ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Green ash, Red ash
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.

Green ash, Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya), Asia (Armenia, Iraq), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).

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.