Alpine Grasshopper vs alstonia

Chorthippus alticola compared with Alstonia boonei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Grasshopper alstonia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Orthoptera (Orthoptera) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Acrididae Apocynaceae
Genus Chorthippus Alstonia
Species Chorthippus alticola Alstonia boonei

Conservation Status

Alpine Grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Grasshopper alstonia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

alstonia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Alpine Grasshopper

The Alpine Grasshopper (Chorthippus alticola) is a species in the genus Chorthippus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

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