Brachythemis fuscopalliata
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
ARTHROPODA |
INSECTA |
ODONATA |
LIBELLULIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Brachythemis fuscopalliata |
| Species Authority: |
(Selys, 1887) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Dark-winged groundling |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
A2ac+3c
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Boudot, J.-P. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (Odonata Red List Authority) |
Justification:
Due to newly discovered localities, this species is now known over an area of about 430,000 km². However, a significant number of formerly flourishing populations have become nearly extinct during the last 10 years due to agricultural pollution (i.e., the Adana area in Turkey), probable war secondary events (destruction of the swamps area in the Persic Gulf in Iraq, but indeed a control is not a good idea in present times), or are now included in the "dam area" of the Euphrates river in South Turkey (construction of a series of successive barrages, among which the Birecik Barrage is the most famous due to the submersion of the Zeugma archaeological site. The implantation of the species in the gravel pits of Birecik, if not already destroyed through the construction of the Birecik dam, is threatened of flooding due to the Karkamis barrage). The management of water resources in the whole Middle East constitutes a threat for the future of this species on its overall range. A reduction of more than 30% of the population size in the recent times and again in the next decade seems to be a minimal estimate for this species, which may well fit the EN category within 50 years.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Vulnerable
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| 1994 |
– |
Endangered
(Groombridge 1994)
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| 1990 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN 1990)
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| 1988 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
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| 1986 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Iran to the south coast and center-east of Turkey. About 35 localities are now known for this species.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Syrian Arab Republic; Turkey
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
Current population size is unknown.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Pools, swamps, gravel pits, barrage lakes, and slow flowing streams.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Pesticide and other pollution, drainage and destruction of swamps.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Control of pollution and ecological management of wet areas are needed.
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