Broken Hill Gidgee vs Small Dark-bee

Acacia loderi compared with Stelis breviuscula

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Small Dark-bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Small Dark-bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Acacia	Stelis
Species	Acacia loderi	Stelis breviuscula

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Small Dark-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Small Dark-bee
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.

Small Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.