bur chervil vs Common Cave-cricket

Anthriscus caucalis compared with Troglophilus cavicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bur chervil	Common Cave-cricket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Apiaceae	Rhaphidophoridae
Genus	Anthriscus	Troglophilus
Species	Anthriscus caucalis	Troglophilus cavicola

Conservation Status

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Common Cave-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bur chervil	Common Cave-cricket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bur chervil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Common Cave-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

bur chervil

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Common Cave-cricket

<em>Troglophilus cavicola</em>, commonly known as the common cave cricket, is an insect species adapted to subterranean and cave environments. It typically inhabits terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, often associated with caves, rock crevices, and other sheltered underground habitats where stable humidity and temperature conditions persist year-round. The species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, indicating that it is not currently facing significant conservation pressure globally. Common cave cricket belongs to the genus <em>Troglophilus</em> within the family Rhaphidophoridae. As a troglophile, it is capable of completing its life cycle both inside and outside cave environments, typically foraging at night for organic matter and small invertebrates. Biological traits such as average lifespan, body length, and mass of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. Detailed geographic range and country-level distribution data are not currently available for this species, though it is associated with cave systems in European regions where suitable underground habitats exist.