Broken Hill Gidgee vs Mantled Baskettail

Acacia loderi compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Fabaceae	Corduliidae
Genus	Acacia	Epitheca
Species	Acacia loderi	Epitheca semiaquea

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mantled Baskettail
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.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.