Broken Hill Gidgee vs Soldier fly

Acacia loderi compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Soldier fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Soldier fly
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	Microchrysa
Species	Acacia loderi	Microchrysa flavicornis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Soldier fly
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.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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