Broken Hill Gidgee vs Keeled Skimmer

Acacia loderi compared with Orthetrum coerulescens

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Keeled Skimmer is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Keeled Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Fabaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Acacia	Orthetrum
Species	Acacia loderi	Orthetrum coerulescens

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Keeled Skimmer

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Keeled Skimmer
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.

Keeled Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.

Keeled Skimmer

Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.