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The threat status of the Long-tailed Meadow Katydid is Least Concern because it has a large extent of occurrence and area of occupancy which includes a few protected areas, and due to its affinity for managed savannah and grassland its geographic range is not expected to be severely fragmented or to experience decline or extreme fluctuations presently or in the foreseeable future.
The Long-tailed Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus caudalis) is fairly widespread throughout Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa, stretching slightly into Eastern Cape and Free State Provinces. It has not been collected outside of South Africa but is likely to occur in neighbouring countries with suitable grassland habitat.
No information on population sizes or trends is available.
The greatest threat to this species is habitat destruction, but due to its widespread distribution and affinity for managed grasslands, C. caudalis is not directly threatened.
No specific conservation measures are in place for this species but it is known to occur in at least four protected areas, Mkambathi, Golden Gate, and Kruger National Parks and Hluhluwe Nature Reserve.