Charpentieria spezialensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Charpentieria spezialensis faces severe threats from habitat destruction and fragmentation within its extremely limited range in the Italian Alps. The species' survival is critically compromised by limestone quarrying activities that directly destroy its specialized rocky habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns and temperature increases that affect the delicate moisture balance required by this endemic land snail.
Habitat
This endemic land snail inhabits limestone rock crevices and scree slopes in the Italian Alps, typically found in areas with specific moisture and temperature conditions. The species requires undisturbed rocky habitats with particular vegetation associations that provide the microclimate necessary for its survival.
