Broken Hill Gidgee vs Sphagnum Sprite

Acacia loderi compared with Nehalennia gracilis

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Sphagnum Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Sphagnum Sprite
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	Nehalennia
Species	Acacia loderi	Nehalennia gracilis

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Sphagnum Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Sphagnum Sprite
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.

Sphagnum Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.