Broken Hill Gidgee vs Spearhead Bluet

Acacia loderi compared with Coenagrion hastulatum

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Spearhead Bluet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Spearhead Bluet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Fabaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Acacia	Coenagrion
Species	Acacia loderi	Coenagrion hastulatum

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Spearhead Bluet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Spearhead Bluet
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.

Spearhead Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.