Palaemnema chiriquita

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ODONATA	PLATYSTICTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Palaemnema chiriquita

Species Authority:

Calvert, 1931

Common Name/s:

English

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Chiriquita Shadowdamsel

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2006

Assessor/s:

Paulson, D. & von Ellenrieder, N.

Reviewer/s:

Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (Odonata Red List Authority)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Palaemnema chiriquita is known from two locations in Costa Rica, with an extent of occurrence less than 1,000 km². Most of the known range area is deforested.

History:

1996	–	Endangered
1994	–	Indeterminate (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Indeterminate (IUCN 1990)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Caribbean slope of Costa Rica.
Countries:	Native: Costa Rica
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Population [top]

Population:	Current population size is unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Streams in lowland rain forest (ca. 400 m).
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Deforestation.

Major Threat(s):

Deforestation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Searches for other subpopulations and extent of habitat (forested streams) available in the general area are urgently needed. Population size and trends need to be monitored. Present in Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo.

Conservation Actions:

Searches for other subpopulations and extent of habitat (forested streams) available in the general area are urgently needed. Population size and trends need to be monitored. Present in Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo.

Citation:	Paulson, D. & von Ellenrieder, N. 2006. Palaemnema chiriquita. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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