Broken Hill Gidgee vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Acacia loderi compared with Lasius umbratus

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Yellow Shadow Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Yellow Shadow Ant
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	Formicidae
Genus	Acacia	Lasius
Species	Acacia loderi	Lasius umbratus

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Yellow Shadow Ant
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.

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.