''Simandoa conserfariam'', also known as the Simandoa cave roach, is a species of cockroach that is currently considered

extinct in the wild A species that is extinct in the wild (EW) is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as known only by living members kept in captivity or as a naturalized population outside its historic range due ...

. However, it is kept as a pet by insect hobbyists and is therefore not considered completely

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

. Its only known habitat was one cave in the

Simandou Simandou is a range of hills located in the Nzérékoré and Kankan regions of southeastern Guinea, in the country's mountainous, forested ''Guinée Forestière'' region. At the southern end of the range the site of a large iron ore deposit i ...

region of

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, where it lived in

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, however they can be recognized by their unique coloring across their head and body region. This Cockroach once lived in a specific cave in the Simandoa region in Guinea and upon discovery, was the subject to experiments by a bunch of scientists. When the scientists returned the cave was destroyed.

References

Roth, L. M. & Naskrecki (2004) A new genus and species of cave cockroach (Blaberidae: Oxyhaloinae) from Guinea, West Africa., Journal of Orthoptera Research 13(1):57-61 Clausen, Peter. “Extinct in the Wild Roach.” ''Bugs in Cyberspace'', shop.bugsincyberspace.com/Extinct-in-the-Wild-Roach-bic255.htm. Cockroaches Insects described in 2004 {{cockroach-stub