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Senegalese grasshopper

Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss, 1877)

Status not recordedinsects

The senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the senegalese grasshopper

Weight
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Length
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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 senegalese grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the senegalese 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 senegalese grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusOedaleus
  7. SpeciesOedaleus senegalensis (Krauss, 1877)

Synonyms Ctypohippus arenivolans, Oedaleus dimidiatus, Oedaleus mlocosiewiczi, Oedaleus mlokosiewitchi, Oedalius senegalensis, Pachytylus mlokoziewiztcki, Pachytylus senegalensis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Criquet sénégalaisFrench
  • Senegalese sprinkhaanDutch
  • Кобылка сенегальскаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the senegalese grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Oedaleus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the senegalese grasshopper?

The senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegalese-grasshopper

MLA

“Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegalese-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{senegalese_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegalese-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}