| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | ARTHROPODA | INSECTA | ODONATA | LIBELLULIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Orthetrum trinacria | ||||||
| Species Authority: | (Selys, 1841) | ||||||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Clausnitzer, V. |
| Reviewer/s: | Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (Odonata Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Assessed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. |
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| Range Description: | Global distribution: Widespread in Africa, south Europe, and the Middle East. In East Africa the species is common and widespread in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Malawi. Its occurrence in Burundi is assumed. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Algeria; Angola; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Côte d'Ivoire; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Somalia; South Africa; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Presence uncertain:
Burundi
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| Population: | Population size is unknown. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Various habitats, also lakes and large rivers. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Citation: | Clausnitzer, V. 2006. Orthetrum trinacria. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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