Callisthene inundata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Callisthene inundata faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching across its limited range in Brazil's Cerrado savanna. The species is particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation due to its specialized requirements for seasonally flooded grasslands and gallery forests. Conversion of native Cerrado to soybean cultivation and pastureland has eliminated much of its historical habitat, while altered hydrology from dam construction disrupts the natural flooding cycles essential for its reproduction.
Habitat
This species inhabits seasonally flooded grasslands and gallery forests within Brazil's Cerrado biome, particularly areas that experience regular inundation during the wet season. It requires intact riparian zones and adjacent savanna grasslands with natural hydrological cycles.