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Ladder grasshopper

Stauroderus scalaris (Fischer von Waldheim, 1846)

Status not recordedinsects

The ladder grasshopper (Stauroderus scalaris) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.45 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the ladder grasshopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.9 cm – 2.45 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Scavenger
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland, shrubland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the ladder grasshopper?

LADDER GRASSHOPPER · LENGTH 2.45 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.45 cm, the recorded maximum length of the ladder grasshopper is about 1.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the ladder grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the ladder grasshopper 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 ladder grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusStauroderus
  7. SpeciesStauroderus scalaris (Fischer von Waldheim, 1846)

Synonyms Gryllus morio, Oedipoda scalaris, Stenobothrus morio, Stenobothrus pyrenaeus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Large mountain grasshopperEnglish
  • Skærende græshoppeDanish
  • GebirgsgrashüpferGerman
  • räikkäheinäsirkkaFinnish
  • Criquet jacasseurFrench
  • Rokćući skakavacCroatian
  • hangos hegyisáskaHungarian
  • Cortippo rumorosoItalian
  • LaddersprinkhaanDutch
  • Kózka ciemnoskrzydłaPolish
  • Кобылка темнокрылаяRussian
  • koník horskýSlovak
  • skärrande gräshoppaSwedish
  • Gebirgs-GrashüpferGerman
  • Staurodère scalaireFrench
  • кобылка тёмнокрылаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ladder grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Stauroderus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ladder grasshopper?

An adult ladder grasshopper measures 1.9 cm – 2.45 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ladder grasshopper?

The ladder grasshopper (Stauroderus scalaris) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ladder grasshopper (Stauroderus scalaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ladder-grasshopper

MLA

“Ladder grasshopper (Stauroderus scalaris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ladder-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{ladder_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Ladder grasshopper (Stauroderus scalaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ladder-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}