Broken Hill Gidgee vs Staph beetle

Acacia loderi compared with Philonthus varians

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Staph beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Staph beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Acacia	Philonthus
Species	Acacia loderi	Philonthus varians

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.