Epimyrma adlerzi
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Epimyrma adlerzi faces significant threats from habitat fragmentation and degradation of its specialized woodland environments. As a socially parasitic ant species dependent on specific host ant colonies, any disruption to the delicate ecological balance of its forest habitats severely impacts both the parasite and its hosts. Climate change poses additional risks by altering the microclimatic conditions essential for maintaining stable host-parasite relationships in temperate European forests.
Habitat
Epimyrma adlerzi inhabits deciduous and mixed temperate forests across central and eastern Europe, particularly favoring mature woodland areas with well-established ant communities. The species requires specific microhabitat conditions within forest floors where its host ant species maintain stable colonies.
Other threatened species in Formicidae
Threatened in Greece
Frequently asked questions
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