Broken Hill Gidgee vs Scaly Tooth

Acacia loderi compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Fabaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acacia	Sarcodon
Species	Acacia loderi	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Scaly Tooth
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.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.