Broken Hill Gidgee vs Hover fly

Acacia loderi compared with Cheilosia pagana

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Hover fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Hover fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Acacia	Cheilosia
Species	Acacia loderi	Cheilosia pagana

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Hover fly
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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.