Broken Hill Gidgee vs rose-grass aphid

Acacia loderi compared with Metopolophium dirhodum

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while rose-grass aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	rose-grass aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Acacia	Metopolophium
Species	Acacia loderi	Metopolophium dirhodum

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

rose-grass aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	rose-grass aphid
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.

rose-grass aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.