Zarceus fallaciosus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ORTHOPTERA	GRYLLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Zarceus fallaciosus
Species Authority:	Bolivar, 1895
Synonym/s:	Zarceus abbreviatus Bolivar, 1895 Zarceus fuscinervis Bolivar, 1895

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2012
Assessor/s:	Gerlach, J.
Reviewer/s:	Hochkirch, A. & Odé, B.
Contributor/s:
Justification: Although this species has a restricted range (220 km²) it is found in several localities and is tolerant of current levels of habitat degradation.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The species is endemic to Seychelles (Mahé, Long, Anonyme, Silhouette, North, Praslin, Curieuse, Cousin, Cousine, Aride, Booby, La Digue and Fregate islands).
Countries:	Native: Seychelles (Seychelles (main island group))
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information available on population size or trends. Locally it is highly abundant.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Present on coastal shrubs, occurs at lower densities on forest trees.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Part of the historical range of the species has been cleared for coconut plantations and development; much of the range is vulnerable to rises in sea level.

Major Threat(s):

Part of the historical range of the species has been cleared for coconut plantations and development; much of the range is vulnerable to rises in sea level.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Present in the Morne Seychellois National Park and the Aride, Cousin and Cousine Special Reserves.

Conservation Actions:

Present in the Morne Seychellois National Park and the Aride, Cousin and Cousine Special Reserves.

Citation:	Gerlach, J. 2012. Zarceus fallaciosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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