Broken Hill Gidgee vs Ivy Bee

Acacia loderi compared with Colletes hederae

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Ivy Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Ivy Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Colletidae
Genus	Acacia	Colletes
Species	Acacia loderi	Colletes hederae

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Ivy Bee
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.

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.