Broken Hill Gidgee vs limestone fern

Acacia loderi compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Acacia	Gymnocarpium
Species	Acacia loderi	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and limestone fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.