| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | ARTHROPODA | INSECTA | ODONATA | COENAGRIONIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Coenagrion puella | ||||||
| Species Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2009 |
| Assessor/s: | Clausnitzer, V. |
| Reviewer/s: | Kalkman, V. & Suhling. F. (Odonata Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Coenagrion puella is classified as Least Concern due to it being widespread and common throughout its range. Although it is experiencing habitat loss and degradation through human activities, it is currently not at a level to cause concern and populations are being monitored. |
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| Range Description: | Coenagrion puella is common in most of central and southern Europe to central Asia. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan
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| Population: | This species is common throughout its range, although population trend is unknown. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Coenagrion puella prefers a wide variety of waters, especially still but also flowing, although generally scarce on peaty or clay soils. It also favours the presence of aquatic vegetation. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Human disturbance and habitat loss or destruction are the major threats affecting this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | Despite the threats facing this species, the population is being monitored and currently no conservation measures are necessary. |
| Citation: | Clausnitzer, V. 2009. Coenagrion puella. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. |
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