Broken Hill Gidgee vs Oriental Plane-tree

Acacia loderi compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Fabaceae	Platanaceae
Genus	Acacia	Platanus
Species	Acacia loderi	Platanus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Oriental Plane-tree share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Oriental Plane-tree
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.

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), 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.