Broken Hill Gidgee vs Red ash

Acacia loderi compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Red ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Fabaceae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Acacia	Alphitonia
Species	Acacia loderi	Alphitonia excelsa

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Red ash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.