Deprea steyermarkii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Deprea steyermarkii faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching in Venezuela's cloud forest regions, which has fragmented its already limited montane habitat. The species' restriction to high-elevation areas makes it particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, as warming temperatures force suitable habitat upslope with nowhere left to retreat. Mining activities and infrastructure development in the Venezuelan Andes pose additional localized threats to remaining populations.
Habitat
This endemic Venezuelan species inhabits cloud forests and montane scrublands at elevations between 1,800-3,200 meters in the Cordillera de Mérida. It typically grows in humid, moss-rich environments along forest edges and in clearings within the upper montane zone.