Giant Weta
Deinacrida heteracantha
- Rare
- IUCN VU · Vulnerable
- Insect
- Oceania
About the Giant Weta
Known to science as Deinacrida heteracantha, the Giant Weta is an insect found in Oceania. It lives in grasslands and forests.
It weighs around 35 g and has a lifespan of about 2 years. Its top speed is 3 km/h. Its estimated population is around 7,000 individuals.
In conservation terms it is listed as Vulnerable (VU), the first of the three IUCN threatened categories, used for species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. In Animal Gacha, its card has Rare rarity. Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status, not an IUCN category. Rare cards are a less frequent find in packs.
Field data
- Scientific name
- Deinacrida heteracantha
- Group
- Insect
- Region
- Oceania
- Habitats
- Grassland, Forest
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
- Game rarity
- Rare
- Weight
- 35 g
- Lifespan
- 2 years
- Top speed
- 3 km/h
- Estimated population
- 7,000
Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status. It is not an IUCN category.
Wildlife data is a general reference and may vary between sources. Animal Gacha is not affiliated with IUCN.
Image credit
- Creator
- Dinobass
- Changes
- Cropped and/or resized to 400 x 400 pixels and converted to WebP.
Find the Giant Weta in Animal Gacha
Open packs, add it to your collection and take it into battle on iOS and Android.