Broken Hill Gidgee vs Headfly

Acacia loderi compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Headfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Muscidae
Genus	Acacia	Hydrotaea
Species	Acacia loderi	Hydrotaea irritans

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Headfly
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.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and 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.