Broken Hill Gidgee vs Sieva bean

Acacia loderi compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Sieva 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	Phaseolus
Species	Acacia loderi	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Sieva 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.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.