Broken Hill Gidgee vs Silky feather-winged beetle

Acacia loderi compared with Acrotrichis sericans

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Silky feather-winged beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Silky feather-winged beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Ptiliidae
Genus	Acacia	Acrotrichis
Species	Acacia loderi	Acrotrichis sericans

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Silky feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Silky feather-winged beetle
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.

Silky feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.