Broken Hill Gidgee vs Shiny Dufourea

Acacia loderi compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Acacia	Dufourea
Species	Acacia loderi	Dufourea minuta

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.