Broken Hill Gidgee vs Newstead scale

Acacia loderi compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Newstead scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Newstead scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Acacia	Lepidosaphes
Species	Acacia loderi	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Newstead scale
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.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.