Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Odonates

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Black Meadowhawk

In English, species in the genus Sympetrum are named "Meadowhawk".

French common name:

Sympétrum noir

In French, species in the genus Sympetrum are named "Sympétrum" (masculine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Black Meadowhawk	Sympétrum noir
2010	Black Meadowhawk	Sympétrum noir
2015	Black Meadowhawk
2020	Black Meadowhawk

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	Sympetrum danae	Libellulidae	Odonata
2010	Sympetrum danae	Libellulidae	Odonata
2015	Sympetrum danae	Libellulidae	Odonata
2020	Sympetrum danae	Libellulidae	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	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Northwest Territories
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

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	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Saskatchewan
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Manitoba
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Ontario
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Quebec
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Nova Scotia
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Prince Edward Island
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

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