Drymonia punctulata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Drymonia punctulata faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its Central American range. Agricultural expansion, particularly cattle ranching and crop cultivation, has reduced the continuous forest cover this species requires for survival. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering precipitation patterns and temperature regimes in the cloud forests where this species occurs.
Habitat
Drymonia punctulata inhabits humid montane forests and cloud forests at elevations between 1,000-2,500 meters. This epiphytic species grows on tree trunks and branches in the understory and mid-canopy levels of these moist tropical forests.