Malayan Stick Insect vs Kenyan Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Malayan Stick Insect	Kenyan Stick Insect
Scientific Name	Phobaeticus serratipes	Bactrododema tiaratum
Order	Phasmatodea	Phasmatodea
Family	Phasmatidae	Phasmatidae
Size	Body 270-330 mm, total with legs up to 550 mm	100-170 mm (females); 70-100 mm (males)
Habitat	Forests	Woodlands
Diet	Herbivores	Herbivores
Regions	Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand	East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda)
Conservation	Not Evaluated	Least Concern

Malayan Stick Insect

An extremely long stick insect with serrated legs that was once the longest known insect. Females can reach over 300 mm in body length alone.

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Before the discovery of P. chani, this species held the world record as the longest insect.

A large, robust stick insect with a spiny, bark-like body and short wings. Males are much smaller and more slender than the bulky females.

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Females can reproduce parthenogenetically, producing viable eggs without mating, though offspring are all female.