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Anax speratus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA ODONATA AESHNIDAE

Scientific Name: Anax speratus
Species Authority: Hagen, 1867
Common Name/s:
English – Orange Emperor
French – Anax du Cap

Assessment Information [top]

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)
Contributor/s:
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.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Global distribution: Widespread South Africa to southern Arabia and West Africa. In East Africa there are records in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Burundi. It is a common and widespread species in all five countries (its occurrence in Burundi is assumed).
Countries:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Botswana; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population: Population size is unknown.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Streams and rivers.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Clausnitzer, V. 2006. Anax speratus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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