Broken Hill Gidgee vs Purple Needletail

Acacia loderi compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Purple Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Purple Needletail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Apodidae
Genus	Acacia	Hirundapus
Species	Acacia loderi	Hirundapus celebensis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Purple Needletail
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.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.