Broken Hill Gidgee vs Two-spotted Cricket

Acacia loderi compared with Gryllus bimaculatus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Two-spotted Cricket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Two-spotted Cricket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Gryllidae
Genus	Acacia	Gryllus
Species	Acacia loderi	Gryllus bimaculatus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Two-spotted Cricket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Two-spotted Cricket
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.

Two-spotted Cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (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.