Broken Hill Gidgee vs Khapra beetle

Acacia loderi compared with Trogoderma granarium

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Khapra beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Khapra beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Acacia	Trogoderma
Species	Acacia loderi	Trogoderma granarium

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Khapra beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Khapra beetle
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.

Khapra beetle

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (19 countries), and South America (Venezuela).

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.