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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Corinna Bazelet Piotr Naskrecki
Reviewers: Axel Hochkirch Luc Willemse

Rationale

The threat status of the Kalahari Oblong-eyed Katydid (Eurycorypha cereris) is Least Concern because it has a widespread distribution, a large extent of occurrence and 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 Oblong-eyed Katydid is known to occur in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Gauteng and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa.

Population trend

Trend

No information on population sizes or trends is available.

Threats

This species has a large distribution and has no known immediate threats.

Uses and trade

This species is not utilized.

Conservation

No specific conservation measures are in place for this species and it is known to occur within Kruger National Park.

References 

[@electronic{58124,
 address = {www.iucnredlist.org},
 author = {IUCN},
 title = {The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3},
 year = {2014}
}
,@article{20656349,
 author = {Stål},
 journal = {Ofversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens Forhandlingar},
 pages = {165--169},
 title = {Orthoptera cusoria och Locustina fran Cafferlandet},
 volume = {13.0},
 year = {1857}
}
,]
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