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Willemse's Mountain Grasshopper

Oropodisma willemsei

DecliningCREUCREU

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Oropodisma willemsei faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited alpine range. Climate change poses an additional critical threat, as rising temperatures force this cold-adapted grasshopper to retreat to increasingly smaller areas of suitable high-altitude habitat. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to any environmental changes or human disturbances.

Threat summary

Habitat

This critically endangered grasshopper inhabits alpine and subalpine grasslands at high elevations, typically found in short-grass meadows and rocky slopes above the treeline. The species requires specific microclimatic conditions with cool temperatures and particular vegetation communities that occur only in narrow elevation bands.

Rocky areas· major

Conservation measures underway

Site/area protectionSite/area managementSpecies managementSpecies recovery

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Willemse's Mountain Grasshopper classified as Critically Endangered?
Willemse's Mountain Grasshopper is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Oropodisma willemsei faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited alpine range. Climate change poses an additional critical threat, as rising temperatures force this cold-adapted grasshopper to retreat to increasingly smaller areas of suitable high-altitude habitat. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to any environmental changes or human disturbances.
Where does Willemse's Mountain Grasshopper live?
Willemse's Mountain Grasshopper occurs in Greece. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Willemse's Mountain Grasshopper?
The main threats to Willemse's Mountain Grasshopper are 2.3, 3.2, ai-1, and ai-2. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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