Critonia stigmatica
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Critonia stigmatica faces significant pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching throughout its limited range in Central American cloud forests. Deforestation for coffee plantations and pastureland has fragmented its montane habitat, while climate change threatens to shift suitable temperature and moisture conditions upslope beyond available habitat. The species' restricted elevational range makes it particularly vulnerable to warming temperatures that could eliminate cooler microclimates essential for its survival.
Habitat
Critonia stigmatica inhabits montane cloud forests and humid highland areas between 1,200-2,400 meters elevation in Central America. The species requires cool, moist conditions with consistent cloud cover and thrives in the understory and edges of primary and secondary cloud forest vegetation.