Broken Hill Gidgee vs Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Acacia loderi compared with Trapeliopsis viridescens

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Fabaceae	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Acacia	Trapeliopsis
Species	Acacia loderi	Trapeliopsis viridescens

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen
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.

Greenish Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.