Broken Hill Gidgee vs Summer Groundling

Acacia loderi compared with Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Summer Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Summer Groundling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Acacia	Scrobipalpa
Species	Acacia loderi	Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Summer Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Summer Groundling
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.

Summer Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).

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.