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Arthropods
Gray Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens
Authorship: (Thunberg)
Sources
[Worthington (UTEP)]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOrthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)
FamilyACRIDIDAE (Short-horned Grasshopper Family)
SubfamilyCYRTACANTHACRIDINAE (Bird Grasshoppers)
GenusSchistocerca
Speciesnitens
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | Not assessed |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global (opens in new tab) | G5Secure |
| NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab) | Not assessed |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |
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