Broken Hill Gidgee vs Jumping Weevil

Acacia loderi compared with Orchestes testaceus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Jumping Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Jumping Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Acacia	Orchestes
Species	Acacia loderi	Orchestes testaceus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Jumping Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Jumping Weevil
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.

Jumping Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.