Broken Hill Gidgee vs Tufted Clusterfly

Acacia loderi compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Polleniidae
Genus	Acacia	Pollenia
Species	Acacia loderi	Pollenia pediculata

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Tufted Clusterfly
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.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.