Uluguru mountain grasshopper

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Uluguru mountain grasshopper
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Cyphocerastis
Species:
C. uluguruensis
Binomial name
Cyphocerastis uluguruensis
(Johnsen, 1987)

The Uluguru mountain grasshopper (Cyphocerastis uluguruensis) is a rare species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The species is endemic to Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania, and is critically endangered due to a decline of its habitat. [1]

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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.