Broken Hill Gidgee vs Short-eared Possum

Acacia loderi compared with Trichosurus caninus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Short-eared Possum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Short-eared Possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Acacia	Trichosurus
Species	Acacia loderi	Trichosurus caninus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Short-eared Possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Short-eared Possum
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.

Short-eared Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.