Neglected Cave-cricket vs Spotted Sandpiper

Troglophilus neglectus compared with Actitis macularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Neglected Cave-cricket	Spotted Sandpiper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Rhaphidophoridae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Troglophilus	Actitis
Species	Troglophilus neglectus	Actitis macularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Neglected Cave-cricket and Spotted Sandpiper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Neglected Cave-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Sandpiper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Neglected Cave-cricket	Spotted Sandpiper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Neglected Cave-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Spotted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.