Broken Hill Gidgee vs Potato Blight

Acacia loderi compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Fabaceae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Acacia	Phytophthora
Species	Acacia loderi	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Potato Blight
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.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, 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.