Broken Hill Gidgee vs Indian Pea

Acacia loderi compared with Lathyrus sativus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Indian Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Indian Pea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Lathyrus
Species	Acacia loderi	Lathyrus sativus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Indian Pea share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Indian Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Indian Pea
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.

Indian Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Asia (5 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

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.