Broken Hill Gidgee vs Mountain Mason Bee

Acacia loderi compared with Osmia inermis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mountain Mason Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Acacia	Osmia
Species	Acacia loderi	Osmia inermis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Mason Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Mountain Mason Bee
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 Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, 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.