Plains Forktail (Ischnura damula) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Odonates

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Common Names

English common name:

Plains Forktail

In English, species in the genus Ischnura are named "Forktail".

French common name:

Agrion des Heartlands

In French, species in the family Coenagrionidae are named "Agrion" (masculine), except for genera Argia and Nehalennia.

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Plains Forktail
2010	Plains Forktail
2015	Plains Forktail
2020	Plains Forktail

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Palaeoptera

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Ischnura damula	Coenagrionidae	Odonata
2010	Ischnura damula	Coenagrionidae	Odonata
2015	Ischnura damula	Coenagrionidae	Odonata
2020	Ischnura damula	Coenagrionidae	Odonata

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2005	Vulnerable
2010	Apparently Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Improved knowledge of the species.	Considered Secure after extensive surveys
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Apparently Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - N4
2020	Apparently Secure - N4

Yukon
2005	Not Present
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Northwest Territories
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S1S3
2020	Imperiled - S1S3

Alberta
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Saskatchewan
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Manitoba
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Ontario
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present