Broken Hill Gidgee vs Northern Dusky Slug

Acacia loderi compared with Arion fuscus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Northern Dusky Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Northern Dusky Slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Fabaceae	Arionidae
Genus	Acacia	Arion
Species	Acacia loderi	Arion fuscus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Dusky Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Northern Dusky Slug
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.

Northern Dusky Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.