Coprosma nephelephila
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Coprosma nephelephila faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development across its limited range. The species is particularly vulnerable to invasive plant species that outcompete native vegetation in its specialized cloud forest habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for cloud forest ecosystems, potentially shifting suitable habitat to higher elevations where land area becomes increasingly restricted.
Habitat
Coprosma nephelephila is endemic to cloud forests and montane shrublands, typically occurring at elevations between 1,200-2,000 meters where persistent cloud cover creates the humid conditions essential for its survival. The species thrives in the understory of native forest remnants and along forest edges where moisture levels remain consistently high.