Alseis hondurensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Alseis hondurensis faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching throughout its Central American range, with coffee plantations and pastureland replacing native forest habitats. Logging operations targeting both commercial timber species and fuelwood collection have fragmented remaining populations. Urban development and infrastructure projects continue to reduce available habitat, while climate change threatens to shift suitable elevation zones beyond the species' adaptive capacity.
Habitat
This tree species inhabits humid montane forests and cloud forests at elevations between 800-2000 meters in Central America. It typically grows in well-drained soils along ridges and slopes within primary and secondary forest ecosystems.
