Broken Hill Gidgee vs Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Acacia loderi compared with Lasioglossum semilucens

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Small Shiny Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Small Shiny Furrow 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	Halictidae
Genus	Acacia	Lasioglossum
Species	Acacia loderi	Lasioglossum semilucens

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Small Shiny Furrow 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 Shiny Furrow 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.