Broken Hill Gidgee vs Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Acacia loderi compared with Hoplitis adunca

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Acacia	Hoplitis
Species	Acacia loderi	Hoplitis adunca

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
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.

Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.