Broken Hill Gidgee vs scimitar-bean

Acacia loderi compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	scimitar-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Canavalia
Species	Acacia loderi	Canavalia gladiata

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and scimitar-bean share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	scimitar-bean
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.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.