Broken Hill Gidgee vs Redshouldered ham beetle

Acacia loderi compared with Necrobia ruficollis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Redshouldered ham beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Redshouldered ham beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Cleridae
Genus	Acacia	Necrobia
Species	Acacia loderi	Necrobia ruficollis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Redshouldered ham beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Redshouldered ham beetle
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.

Redshouldered ham beetle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.