L'Antaxie catalane vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Antaxius chopardi compared with Petaurista magnificus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	L'Antaxie catalane	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tettigoniidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Antaxius	Petaurista
Species	Antaxius chopardi	Petaurista magnificus

Evolutionary Relationship

L'Antaxie catalane and Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

L'Antaxie catalane

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	L'Antaxie catalane	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

L'Antaxie catalane

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

L'Antaxie catalane

Chopard's Mountain Bush-Cricket (Antaxius chopardi) is a bush-cricket (katydid) in the family Tettigoniidae, endemic to mountain ranges in the western Mediterranean region, likely including the Pyrenees and associated mountain systems of southern France and northern Spain. Bush-crickets of the genus Antaxius are large, robust tettigoniids characterised by females bearing a pronounced ovipositor for egg insertion into soil or plant tissue, and males producing species-specific stridulatory songs by rubbing modified wing structures. Despite the name mountain bush-cricket, members of this genus inhabit a range of grass-shrub-dominated montane habitats including rocky slopes, mountain meadows, and scrubland edges. They are primarily herbivorous, feeding on grasses, herbs, and low shrubs, though they may supplement their diet with small invertebrates. Stridulation songs are important for species identification in this cryptically coloured group, as multiple Antaxius species may co-occur in the same mountain range. The IUCN classifies this species as Least Concern, with populations found across suitable montane habitats within its range. The species is named after Lucien Chopard, recognising his extensive contributions to the study of European orthopteran (crickets and grasshoppers) biodiversity. Climate change-driven shifts in vegetation zones may pose future threats to montane endemic invertebrates.