Broken Hill Gidgee vs Silverfish

Acacia loderi compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Silverfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Fabaceae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Acacia	Ctenolepisma
Species	Acacia loderi	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

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.