Broken Hill Gidgee vs Irish Major

Acacia loderi compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Irish Major
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Acacia	Oxycera
Species	Acacia loderi	Oxycera fallenii

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.