Broken Hill Gidgee vs Tree Jelly

Acacia loderi compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Tree Jelly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Fabaceae	Collemataceae
Genus	Acacia	Collema
Species	Acacia loderi	Collema subflaccidum

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Tree Jelly
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.

Tree Jelly

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.