heath grasshopper vs water-meadow grasshopper

Chorthippus vagans compared with Chorthippus montanus

Key Differences

• heath grasshopper is Least Concern while water-meadow grasshopper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	heath grasshopper	water-meadow grasshopper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family same	Acrididae	Acrididae
Genus same	Chorthippus	Chorthippus
Species	Chorthippus vagans	Chorthippus montanus

Evolutionary Relationship

heath grasshopper and water-meadow grasshopper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chorthippus.

Conservation Status

heath grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

water-meadow grasshopper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	heath grasshopper	water-meadow grasshopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

heath grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

water-meadow grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg