Epimyrma stumperi
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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 stumperi faces severe threats from habitat fragmentation and degradation of its specialized woodland environments across its limited European range. As a socially parasitic ant species dependent on specific host ant colonies, any disruption to forest ecosystems directly impacts both the parasite and its hosts. Climate change poses additional risks by altering the delicate ecological balance required for successful parasitic relationships and potentially shifting suitable habitat zones beyond the species' adaptive capacity.
Habitat
Epimyrma stumperi inhabits deciduous and mixed forests across central and southern Europe, particularly favoring oak and beech woodlands with well-developed understory vegetation. The species requires stable forest ecosystems that support healthy populations of its host ant species, typically nesting in leaf litter and rotting wood within mature woodland environments.
Other threatened species in FORMICIDAE
Threatened in Austria
Frequently asked questions
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