Broken Hill Gidgee vs Heather Mining Bee

Acacia loderi compared with Andrena fuscipes

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Heather Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Heather Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Acacia	Andrena
Species	Acacia loderi	Andrena fuscipes

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Heather Mining Bee
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.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.