Drumming Katydid vs Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema thalassinum compared with Meconema meridionale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drumming Katydid	Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Orthoptera (直翅目)	Orthoptera (直翅目)
Family same	Tettigoniidae	Tettigoniidae
Genus same	Meconema	Meconema
Species	Meconema thalassinum	Meconema meridionale

Evolutionary Relationship

Drumming Katydid and Southern Oak Bush-cricket share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Meconema.

Conservation Status

Drumming Katydid

LC — Least Concern

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drumming Katydid	Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drumming Katydid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg