Broken Hill Gidgee vs Indian Sundew

Acacia loderi compared with Drosera indica

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Indian Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Indian Sundew
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Fabaceae	Droseraceae
Genus	Acacia	Drosera
Species	Acacia loderi	Drosera indica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Indian Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Indian Sundew
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 Sundew

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Namibia, 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.