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Crocothemis sanguinolenta

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA ODONATA LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name: Crocothemis sanguinolenta
Species Authority: (Burmeister, 1839)
Common Name/s:
English – Little Scarlet, Slim Scarlet-darter, Small Scarlet
Synonym/s:
Crocothemis sanguinolenta arabcia Schneider, 1982
Crocothemis sanguinolenta arabcia Schneider, 1982
Crocothemis sanguinolenta arabcia Schneider, 1982
Crocothemis sanguinolenta arabcia Schneider, 1982
Crocothemis sanguinolenta arabcia Schneider, 1982
Crocothemis sanguinolenta arabcia Schneider, 1982
Crocothemis sanguinolenta arabcia Schneider, 1982
Crocothemis sanguinolenta arabcia Schneider, 1982

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)
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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.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Global distribution: Widespread all over Africa, Middle East, and southern Asia. In East Africa the species is common and widespread in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Malawi. Its occurrence in Burundi is assumed.
Countries:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Botswana; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Egypt; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; Kenya; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Sao Tomé and Principe; 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: Various habitats in bush, woodland and forest.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Clausnitzer, V. 2006. Crocothemis sanguinolenta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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