Broken Hill Gidgee vs Woundwort Shieldbug

Acacia loderi compared with Eysarcoris venustissimus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Woundwort Shieldbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Woundwort Shieldbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Pentatomidae
Genus	Acacia	Eysarcoris
Species	Acacia loderi	Eysarcoris venustissimus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Woundwort Shieldbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Woundwort Shieldbug
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.

Woundwort Shieldbug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.