| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | ARTHROPODA | INSECTA | ODONATA | CHLOROCYPHIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Platycypha auripes | |||
| Species Authority: | (Förster, 1906) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Clausnitzer, V. |
| Evaluator/s: | Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K.-D.B. & Suhling, F. (Odonata Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Platycypha auripes occurs in forest streams of the Eastern Arc Mountains. Extent of occurrence is less than 20,000 km² and area of occupancy less than 2,000 km². Assessed as Vulnerable in view of its restricted range in the East Usambara, Uluguru and Udzungwa Mts. The forest areas of all three mountain ranges have been largely destroyed during the last century and currently only parts of the East Usambara and the Udzungwa Mts experience some kind of protection. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to the Usambara, Uluguru and Udzungwa Mountains (Eastern Arc Mountains) in Tanzania. Remaining forest habitat (and hence the population) is fragmented across the known range area. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
Presence uncertain:
Congo
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| Population: | Population size is unknown. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Forest streams. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Forest destruction in the Eastern Arc Mts, often only forests on hill-tops remain, where no suitable breeding habitats exist. |
| Citation: | Clausnitzer, V. 2006. Platycypha auripes. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008. |
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