Broken Hill Gidgee vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Acacia loderi compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Acacia	Diclidurus
Species	Acacia loderi	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Lesser Ghost Bat
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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.