Bearded Pawwort

Bearded Pawwort is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Bearded Pawwort (Barbilophozia barbata) is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized montane and arctic environments. Climate change poses a severe threat by altering temperature and moisture regimes essential for this bryophyte's survival, while human activities continue to fragment and destroy its limited remaining habitats.

Bearded Pawwort occurs in Åland Islands, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, and Bulgaria (plus 42 other countries). Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.

The main threats to Bearded Pawwort are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.