Broken Hill Gidgee vs Zipperback

Acacia loderi compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Zipperback
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Acacia	Chrysotoxum
Species	Acacia loderi	Chrysotoxum elegans

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.