Carinotrachia carsoniana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Carinotrachia carsoniana faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its limited range within the Hawaiian Islands. Urban development and agricultural expansion have reduced available native forest habitat, while invasive plant species alter the understory composition that this endemic land snail depends upon. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that affect the moist microhabitats essential for this species' survival.
Habitat
This endemic Hawaiian land snail inhabits native mesic and wet forests, typically found in leaf litter and on vegetation in areas with consistent moisture levels. It requires intact forest ecosystems with native plant communities that provide appropriate microhabitat conditions.
Other threatened species in CAMAENIDAE
Threatened in Australia
Frequently asked questions
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