Broken Hill Gidgee vs Slippery Jack

Acacia loderi compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Fabaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Acacia	Suillus
Species	Acacia loderi	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.