Broken Hill Gidgee vs Silver Colonel

Acacia loderi compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Silver Colonel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Acacia	Odontomyia
Species	Acacia loderi	Odontomyia argentata

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Silver Colonel
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.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.