Ruddy darter: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Ruddy darter Sympetrum sanguineum Least concern

Where the ruddy darter lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 229,962 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See dragonflies & damselflies on the world map

Scientific name	Sympetrum sanguineum
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Libellulidae

Where does the ruddy darter live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ruddy darter in 21 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ruddy darter endangered?

The ruddy darter’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ruddy darter?

The ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Libellulidae, genus Sympetrum. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ruddy darter

The ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ruddy darter (revision 1315281190), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q201023 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).