Broken Hill Gidgee vs Onion Earthball

Acacia loderi compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Fabaceae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Acacia	Scleroderma
Species	Acacia loderi	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Onion Earthball
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.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.