Deprea psilophyta
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Deprea psilophyta faces significant pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching activities that fragment and destroy its native cloud forest habitat. The species' restricted range in the Andean highlands makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat conversion, while climate change threatens to shift suitable temperature and moisture conditions beyond its current elevational range.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid highland areas in the Andes, typically occurring at elevations between 2,000-3,500 meters. It grows in areas with consistent moisture and cool temperatures, often in forest understory or edge habitats with rich, well-drained soils.