Austrophasma caledonense vs Tanzanian Heelwalker

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Austrophasma caledonense Tanzanian Heelwalker
Scientific Name Austrophasma caledonense Tanzaniophasma subsolana
Order Mantophasmatodea Mantophasmatodea
Family Austrophasmatidae Tanzaniophasmatidae
Size 18-25 mm 15-20 mm
Habitat Heathland Mountains
Diet Omnivores Omnivores
Regions Africa East Africa, Tanzania
Conservation Endangered Data Deficient

Austrophasma caledonense

A heelwalker from the Caledon district of South Africa. Females are larger than males and deposit eggs in sandy soil where they overwinter.

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Did You Know?

The first living specimens were found after scientists matched an amber fossil to mysterious museum specimens from Namibia.

Tanzanian Heelwalker

Known only from a single museum specimen from Tanzania, this enigmatic heelwalker represents the only known East African member of its order. Its biology remains almost completely unknown.

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Did You Know?

This species was described from a specimen collected decades before Mantophasmatodea was recognized as a new order.