Broken Hill Gidgee vs Widow Skimmer

Acacia loderi compared with Libellula luctuosa

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Widow Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Fabaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Acacia	Libellula
Species	Acacia loderi	Libellula luctuosa

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Widow Skimmer
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.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.