Orthetrum kristenseni

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	LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name:	Orthetrum kristenseni
Species Authority:	Ris, 1911

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Date Assessed:

2006-02-28

Assessor/s:

Clausnitzer, V.

Reviewer/s:

Dijkstra, K.D. & Suhling, F. (SSC Odonata Specialist Group) & Allen, D. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit)

Justification:
Orthetrum kristenseni is still quite common in the Ethiopian Highlands (Pinhey 1982, Clausnitzer and Dijkstra 2005). It does not to have a narrow ecological niche and is also found in anthropogenic habitats. At the moment it does not qualify for a higher category and therefore is assessed as Least Concern. However, with ongoing pollution and destruction of wetlands in Ethiopia, the species should be monitored. The species may qualify for a Near Threatened category or even a threatened category in the future.

History:

2006	–	Least Concern (IUCN 2006)
2006	–	Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The species is only known from the central Ethiopian highlands, between 1,700 and 3,200 metres of altitude.
Countries:	Native: Ethiopia
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Population [top]

Population:	Population size is unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Swampy areas and slow open grassy streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Pollution and destruction of wetlands are major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

Pollution and destruction of wetlands are major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Protection of wetlands. Research into the habitat status, and trends/monitoring for this species.

Conservation Actions:

Protection of wetlands. Research into the habitat status, and trends/monitoring for this species.

Citation:	Clausnitzer, V. 2010. Orthetrum kristenseni. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 April 2014.
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