Eurasian Baskettail
VU — Vulnerable

Eurasian Baskettail

Epitheca bimaculata

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

31

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Odonata

Family

Corduliidae

Genus

Epitheca

Eurasian Baskettail belongs to the family Corduliidae, order Odonata, within the Insecta class.

06 — Range

Found in 31 Countries

Åland IslandsAustriaBelarusBelgiumBulgariaChinaCroatiaCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyHungaryItalyJapanKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMongoliaNorwayPolandRussiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited Kingdom
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (VU).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EULCLeast ConcernVUVulnerableLower local risk
EULCLeast ConcernVUVulnerableLower local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Eurasian Baskettail (Epitheca bimaculata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/eurasian-baskettail

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