Arachnothryx peruviana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Arachnothryx peruviana faces severe pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Peru's montane cloud forests. Mining activities and infrastructure development have fragmented remaining habitat patches, while climate change threatens to shift the narrow altitudinal zones where this endemic shrub can survive. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction.
Habitat
This endemic Peruvian shrub inhabits montane cloud forests and humid forest edges at elevations between 1,500-2,800 meters in the Andes. It typically grows in areas with persistent fog cover and high humidity, often found along forest margins and in secondary growth areas.
