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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Corinna Bazelet Piotr Naskrecki
Reviewers: Axel Hochkirch Mark Bushell

Rationale

The threat status of the Kalahari Dimorphic Leaf Katydid is Least Concern because it has a relatively large extent of occurrence and, due to its occurrence within sparsely inhabited regions and in Kruger National Park, its geographic range is not expected to be severely fragmented or to experience decline or extreme fluctuations presently or in the foreseeable future.  

Distribution

The Kalahari Dimorphic Leaf Katydid (Prosphaga calaharica) has been recorded from Botswana and Northern Cape, Northwest and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa.

Population trend

Trend

No information on population sizes or trends is available.

Threats

The greatest threat to this species is habitat destruction, but due to its widespread distribution in sparsely inhabited regions, it is not directly threatened.

Uses and trade

This species is not utilized.

Conservation

No specific conservation measures are in place for this species but it is known to occur in at least one protected area, Kruger National Park. 

References 

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