Neurogomphus uelensis

Scope: Central Africa

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Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Arthropoda	Insecta	Odonata	Gomphidae

Scientific Name:	Neurogomphus uelensis
Species Authority:	Schouteden, 1934

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern (Regional assessment) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Date Assessed:	2008-03-07
Assessor(s):	Clausnitzer, V.
Reviewer(s):	Djikstra, K. D, Kipping, J., Schutte, K. (Odonata Red List Authority) & Allen, D. (Freshwater Biodiversity Unit)
Justification: Though the species is only known from a few localities, these are scattered over a wide range in the hardly surveyed Congo Basin (Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon). The species is assessed as Least Concern as it is assumed to occur also in between the currently known locations where suitable habitat is available.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

The species has been recorded from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo and Gabon.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Gabon

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Population [top]

Population:

No information available.

Current Population Trend:

Unknown

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Found in and around forest rivers.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No information, but most likely to be affected by forest destruction.

Major Threat(s):

No information, but most likely to be affected by forest destruction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available but research into population numbers and range, habitat status, threats, conservation measures, and trends/monitoring of this species would be valuable. Habitat and site-based actions are also required.

Conservation Actions:

No information available but research into population numbers and range, habitat status, threats, conservation measures, and trends/monitoring of this species would be valuable. Habitat and site-based actions are also required.

Citation:	Clausnitzer, V. 2010. Neurogomphus uelensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T184192A8234341. . Downloaded on 29 May 2017.
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