Drymonia rhodoloma
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Drymonia rhodoloma faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in the Andean cloud forests of Ecuador and Peru. Mining activities and agricultural expansion have significantly reduced the availability of suitable epiphytic substrates and humid microhabitats essential for this species' survival. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes and temperature conditions of high-altitude cloud forest ecosystems where this species occurs.
Habitat
Drymonia rhodoloma inhabits humid montane cloud forests and elfin forests at elevations between 1,500-3,000 meters in the Andes. This epiphytic species grows on moss-covered tree trunks and branches in areas with persistent fog and high humidity levels.