Uluguru Mountain Grasshopper

Uluguru Mountain Grasshopper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Cyphocerastis
Species: C. uluguruensis
Binomial name
Cyphocerastis uluguruensis
(Johnsen, 1987)

Cyphocerastis uluguruensis, also known as Uluguru Mountain Grasshopper is a rare species of Grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The species is endemic to Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania, and is Critically endangered due to a decline of its habitat.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hochkirch, A. (2014). "Cyphocerastis uluguruensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19672630A19680935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19672630A19680935.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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