Broken Hill Gidgee vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Acacia loderi compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Fabaceae	Lestidae
Genus	Acacia	Lestes
Species	Acacia loderi	Lestes forcipatus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Sweetflag Spreadwing
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.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

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.