Black Bent vs Green Mountain Grasshopper

Agrostis gigantea compared with Miramella alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bent Green Mountain Grasshopper
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Poales (Grasses) Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Acrididae
Genus Agrostis Miramella
Species Agrostis gigantea Miramella alpina

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Green Mountain Grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bent Green Mountain Grasshopper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Green Mountain Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Green Mountain Grasshopper

No description available.

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