Broken Hill Gidgee vs Illawarra Flame Tree

Acacia loderi compared with Brachychiton acerifolius

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Illawarra Flame Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Illawarra Flame Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Fabaceae	Malvaceae
Genus	Acacia	Brachychiton
Species	Acacia loderi	Brachychiton acerifolius

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Illawarra Flame Tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Illawarra Flame Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Illawarra Flame Tree
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.

Illawarra Flame Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Botswana, India, and Taiwan.

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.