Broken Hill Gidgee vs Loose Starweb

Acacia loderi compared with Asterostroma laxum

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Loose Starweb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Fabaceae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Acacia	Asterostroma
Species	Acacia loderi	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Loose Starweb
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.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.