Uluguru mountain grasshopper

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]

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)

References
  1. 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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