Whitehouse's Emerald (Somatochlora whitehousei) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Odonates

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Common Names

English common name:

Whitehouse's Emerald

In English, species in the family Corduliidae are named "Emerald", except for genera Epitheca, Helocordulia, Neurocordulia, and Williamsonia.

French common name:

Cordulie de Whitehouse

In French, species in the family Corduliidae are named "Cordulie" (feminine), except for genus Epitheca.

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Whitehouse's Emerald	Cordulie de Whitehouse
2010	Whitehouse's Emerald	Cordulie de Whitehouse
2015	Whitehouse's Emerald
2020	Whitehouse's Emerald

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	Somatochlora whitehousei	Corduliidae	Odonata
2010	Somatochlora whitehousei	Corduliidae	Odonata
2015	Somatochlora whitehousei	Corduliidae	Odonata
2020	Somatochlora whitehousei	Corduliidae	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	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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

Nunavut
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Saskatchewan
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Manitoba
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Ontario
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Quebec
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

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