Broken Hill Gidgee vs Mountain Argus

Acacia loderi compared with Aricia montensis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Mountain Argus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mountain Argus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Acacia	Aricia
Species	Acacia loderi	Aricia montensis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mountain Argus
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.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

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.