Andesanthus gleasonianus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Andesanthus gleasonianus faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its restricted Andean cloud forest range. Mining activities and agricultural expansion into high-altitude ecosystems have fragmented its specialized habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat as warming temperatures push suitable conditions to higher elevations, reducing available habitat for this altitude-dependent species.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid upper slopes of the Andes at elevations between 2,000-3,500 meters. It requires the persistent moisture and specialized microclimate conditions found in these high-altitude ecosystems.