| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | ARTHROPODA | INSECTA | ODONATA | LIBELLULIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Pantala flavescens | ||||||
| Species Authority: | (Fabricius, 1798) | ||||||
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| Synonym/s: |
Libellula analis Burmeister, 1839
Libellula flavescens Fabricius, 1798
Libellula terminalis Burmeister, 1839
Libellula viridula Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2009 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Kipping, J. & Simaika, J. | |||
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Justification: Pantala flavescens is listed as Least Concern in view of its extremely wide distribution, and because it is unlikely to be declining at a rate fast enough to qualify for listing in a threatened category. |
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| Range Description: | Pantala flavescens is a widespread and common migrant occurring worldwide in all tropical and subtropical regions. |
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Native:
Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Bahamas; Belize; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Cuba; Cyprus; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea (mainland)); Ethiopia; French Guiana; Greece; Guatemala; Guinea; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Jamaica; Japan; Kenya; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Mauritius; Mexico; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Mariana Islands; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Puerto Rico; Qatar; Réunion; Sao Tomé and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Trinidad and Tobago; Turkey; Uganda; United Arab Emirates; United States; Uruguay; Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Presence uncertain:
Benin; Burundi; Canada; Congo; Djibouti; Eritrea; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; Jordan; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Portugal; Rwanda; Spain; Syrian Arab Republic; United Kingdom
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| Population: | No data are available, however this is a very widespread species and the population size certainly exceeds the IUCN Red List criteria thresholds. The global population trend is unknown. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species occurs in a variety of habitats, especially temporary pools. It is also found deep into arid areas. The species is an obligatory seasonal migrant that follows the rainfronts of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | There are no major threats affecting this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | No conservation measures are in place or are needed for this species at present. |
| Citation: | Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. 2009. Pantala flavescens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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