Broken Hill Gidgee vs Tumbling Puffball

Acacia loderi compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Fabaceae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Acacia	Bovista
Species	Acacia loderi	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Tumbling Puffball
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.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.