Broken Hill Gidgee vs Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Acacia loderi compared with Coelioxys inermis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee
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	Megachilidae
Genus	Acacia	Coelioxys
Species	Acacia loderi	Coelioxys inermis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee
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-vented Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. 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.