Stygobromus arizonensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Stygobromus arizonensis faces severe threats from groundwater depletion and contamination in Arizona's desert regions, where mining activities and urban development have significantly altered hydrological systems. The species' obligate dependence on specific groundwater chemistry and flow patterns makes it extremely vulnerable to aquifer drawdown from agricultural pumping and municipal water extraction. Climate change compounds these pressures by reducing groundwater recharge rates in an already arid environment.
Habitat
This obligate groundwater amphipod inhabits phreatic waters and cave systems in the Sonoran Desert region of Arizona. The species requires specific groundwater conditions with stable temperatures and chemistry, typically found in limestone karst aquifers and associated underground water bodies.
Other threatened species in CRANGONYCTIDAE
Threatened in United States
Frequently asked questions
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