Broken Hill Gidgee vs ground lackey

Acacia loderi compared with Malacosoma castrense

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while ground lackey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	ground lackey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Acacia	Malacosoma
Species	Acacia loderi	Malacosoma castrense

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

ground lackey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	ground lackey
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.

ground lackey

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.