Bael Fruit vs Piedmont Grasshopper

Aegle marmelos compared with Chorthippus cialancensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bael Fruit	Piedmont Grasshopper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Rutaceae	Acrididae
Genus	Aegle	Chorthippus
Species	Aegle marmelos	Chorthippus cialancensis

Conservation Status

Bael Fruit

NT — Near Threatened

Piedmont Grasshopper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bael Fruit	Piedmont Grasshopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bael Fruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Piedmont Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bael Fruit

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.