| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | ARTHROPODA | INSECTA | ODONATA | AESHNIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Anax imperator | ||||||
| Species Authority: | Leach, 1815 | ||||||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2010 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Mitra, A. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Kakkasery, F., Babu, R., Mondal, S., Brooks, E., Clausnitzer, V. & Dow, R.A. | |||
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Justification: This is a widespread species with no known major widespread threat, and it is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | This species is known from the British Isles to Europe to central Asia, southwards to central and North Africa, in North Moracco. Within India it is present in West Bengal (Kolkata district), Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. |
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Native:
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Bulgaria; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Egypt; Ethiopia; France; Georgia; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; India (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal, West Bengal); Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lebanon; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Luxembourg; Malawi; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Netherlands; Oman; Pakistan; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tajikistan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; Uzbekistan; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species breeds in small weedy pools and lakes. They are familiar insects on all open waters. These are restless species hawking round the border of pools. Male accompany the female during oviposition. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Mitra, A. 2010. Anax imperator. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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