CRCritically Endangered
Dracula diabola
Declining
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dracula diabola faces severe threats from deforestation and habitat fragmentation in its restricted cloud forest range in Ecuador. Mining activities and agricultural expansion have destroyed significant portions of its epiphytic orchid habitat, while climate change is shifting the narrow temperature and humidity conditions this species requires for survival.
Habitat
This epiphytic orchid inhabits cool, humid cloud forests at elevations between 1,500-2,500 meters in the Ecuadorian Andes. It grows exclusively on moss-covered tree branches in areas with consistent fog and high humidity levels.
Conservation measures underway
Legislation