Broken Hill Gidgee vs Light Red Meranti

Acacia loderi compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Fabaceae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Acacia	Shorea
Species	Acacia loderi	Shorea lepidota

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Light Red Meranti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.