Broken Hill Gidgee vs 'Ihi

Acacia loderi compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	'Ihi
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Fabaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Acacia	Oxalis
Species	Acacia loderi	Oxalis corniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and 'Ihi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	'Ihi
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.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.