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Hooded cockroach

Compsodes cucullatus (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894)

Status not recordedinsects

The hooded cockroach (Compsodes cucullatus) is a species in the family Nocticolidae, order Blattodea.

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Quick facts about the hooded cockroach

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hooded cockroach live?

Not recorded

Is the hooded cockroach endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hooded cockroach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderBlattodea
  5. familyNocticolidae
  6. genusCompsodes
  7. SpeciesCompsodes cucullatus (Saussure & Zehntner, 1894)

Synonyms Latindia cucullatus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Small hooded cockroachEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hooded cockroach

Other species in the same genus Compsodes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hooded cockroach?

The hooded cockroach (Compsodes cucullatus) belongs to the family Nocticolidae in the order Blattodea.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hooded cockroach (Compsodes cucullatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-cockroach

MLA

“Hooded cockroach (Compsodes cucullatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-cockroach.

BibTeX
@misc{hooded_cockroach_2026,
  title = {Hooded cockroach (Compsodes cucullatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-cockroach},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}