Achalcus melanotrichus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Achalcus melanotrichus faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its restricted montane forest range. Deforestation and agricultural expansion have fragmented the cloud forest ecosystems this species depends upon. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for maintaining the humid microhabitats where this species thrives.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,500-2,800 meters. It requires the consistently moist microhabitats found in undisturbed primary forest with dense canopy cover and high humidity levels.
Other threatened species in Dolichopodidae
Threatened in Denmark
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