Paradecolya briseferi

Paradecolya briseferi
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Genus:	Paradecolya
Species:	P. briseferi
Binomial name
	Paradecolya briseferi; Hugel, 2010

Paradecolya briseferi is a species of katydid endemic to the islands of Mauritius, where it only occurs in a single area of 4 km² in a preserved forest. Due to its small range and the continuing decline of its habitat, it is assessed as a critically endangered species. The main threat to P. briseferi is the decline of the native forests of Mauritius due to the gradual destruction by clearance and non-native invasive plant species. The species occurs in the oldest managed area in the Brise Fer Nature Reserve which is the best preserved relict of the native Sapotaceae forest.[1]

References

Hugel, S. (2014). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2014). doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2014-3.rlts.t51269359a55271605.en.

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[iucn-1] Hugel, S. (2014). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2014). doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2014-3.rlts.t51269359a55271605.en.