Broken Hill Gidgee vs Monkey Apple

Acacia loderi compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Monkey Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Monkey Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Fabaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Acacia	Annona
Species	Acacia loderi	Annona glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Monkey Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Monkey Apple
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.

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.