Epimyrma bernardi
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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 bernardi faces significant threats from habitat fragmentation and degradation of Mediterranean oak woodlands where it maintains its specialized parasitic relationship with host ant species. Urban development and agricultural intensification have reduced the availability of suitable forest patches, while climate change may disrupt the delicate ecological balance between this socially parasitic ant and its hosts. The species' highly specialized lifestyle makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes that affect host ant populations.
Habitat
Epimyrma bernardi inhabits Mediterranean oak woodlands and mixed deciduous forests, particularly areas with well-established populations of its host ant species. The species requires mature forest ecosystems with stable ant communities to support its complex social parasitic lifecycle.
Other threatened species in FORMICIDAE
Threatened in Spain
Frequently asked questions
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