Erisma arietinum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Erisma arietinum faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its Amazon basin range. Logging operations specifically target this valuable timber species for its high-quality wood, leading to direct exploitation pressure. Agricultural expansion and cattle ranching have fragmented remaining forest patches, isolating populations and reducing genetic diversity. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering precipitation patterns critical for this moisture-dependent species.
Habitat
Erisma arietinum inhabits primary and secondary tropical rainforests of the Amazon basin, typically occurring in well-drained terra firme forests at elevations up to 800 meters. The species requires high humidity levels and consistent rainfall, thriving in the understory and canopy layers of mature forest ecosystems.