Red List of South African Species

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Endangered (EN)
B2ab(iii)
Assessors: Axel Hochkirch
Contributors: Corinna S Bazelet
Reviewers: Luc Willemse Baudewijn Odé

Rationale

This flightless species is endemic to the Cape Region (South Africa), where it occurs only in restio vegetation.

Distribution

The species is endemic to the Cape Region (South Africa).

Population trend

Trend

No data on population sizes and trends are available.

Threats

The habitats of this species are threatened by increasing wildfire frequencies, drought and succession by invasive plant species.

Uses and trade

This species is not utilized.

Conservation

Some of its populations are in protected areas.

References 

[@article{17476704,
 author = {Key, K.H.L.},
 journal = {S. Afr. Mus. },
 pages = {135--167},
 title = {New Acridiidae from South Africa},
 volume = {32.0},
 year = {1937}
}
,@electronic{17476704,
 address = {http://www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.2)},
 year = {2012}
}
,]
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