Cora pastorum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Cora pastorum faces severe threats from deforestation and habitat fragmentation in its restricted montane cloud forest range. Agricultural expansion and cattle ranching have eliminated much of its specialized epiphytic habitat, while climate change threatens to shift the narrow altitudinal zones where this lichen can survive. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinction events.
Habitat
Cora pastorum is endemic to montane cloud forests in the Neotropics, growing as an epiphyte on tree bark and branches in humid, fog-shrouded environments. This specialized lichen requires the consistent moisture and stable temperatures found in these high-altitude forest ecosystems.
Other threatened species in Hygrophoraceae
Threatened in Colombia
Frequently asked questions
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