Broken Hill Gidgee vs Tiny vetch

Acacia loderi compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Tiny vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acacia	Vicia
Species	Acacia loderi	Vicia hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken Hill Gidgee and Tiny vetch share a common ancestor at the Family level: Fabaceae.

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Tiny vetch
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.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.