Acisoma panorpoides

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	INSECTA	ODONATA	LIBELLULIDAE

Scientific Name:

Acisoma panorpoides

Species Authority:

Rambur, 1842

Common Name/s:

English

–

Grizzled Pintail

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2009

Assessor/s:

Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F.

Reviewer/s:

Simaika, J. & Kipping, J.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Acisoma panorpoides 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:	Acisoma panorpoides is widespread in Africa (except dense rain forest), southern Europe, Middle East, southern Asia, and Indian Ocean Islands.
Countries:	Native: Algeria; Angola (Angola); Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Chad; China; Côte d'Ivoire; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kenya; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nigeria; Pakistan; Philippines; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Singapore; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Swaziland; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Uganda; Viet Nam; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Swampy and well-vegetated open habitats.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Drainage and destruction of swampy habitats may be a potential threat in some parts of its range.

Major Threat(s):

Drainage and destruction of swampy habitats may be a potential threat in some parts of its range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available.

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).

IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).

Citation:	Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. 2009. Acisoma panorpoides. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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