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Orthetrum caffrum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA ODONATA LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name: Orthetrum caffrum
Species Authority: (Burmeister, 1839)
Common Name/s:
English – Two-spriped Skimmer, Two-striped Skimmer, White-lined Skimmer
Synonym/s:
Libellula caffra Burmeister, 1839
Libellula caffra Burmeister, 1839
Libellula caffra Burmeister, 1839
Libellula caffra Burmeister, 1839
Libellula caffra Burmeister, 1839
Libellula caffra Burmeister, 1839

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2009
Assessor/s: Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V.
Reviewer/s: Kipping, J. & Simaika, J.P.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Orthetrum caffrum is listed 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 threatened category.
History:
2006 – Least Concern (IUCN 2006)
2006 – Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Orthetrum caffrum has a range that extends from the Cape to southern Arabia.
Countries:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Botswana; Cameroon; Chad; Côte d'Ivoire; Ethiopia; Gambia; Guinea; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Saudi Arabia; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Swampy habitats.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no serious threats affecting this species across its global range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. 2009. Orthetrum caffrum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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