Eugenia ilalensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Eugenia ilalensis faces severe threats from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion within its extremely limited range in Ecuador. The species' restriction to a single locality makes it exceptionally vulnerable to habitat destruction, with any significant disturbance potentially leading to extinction. Urban development pressures and conversion of native forest to agricultural land continue to fragment and reduce the remaining habitat patches.
Habitat
This endemic species is restricted to montane cloud forests and humid subtropical forests in the Andes of Ecuador. It occurs in a very limited altitudinal range within primary and secondary forest remnants characterized by high humidity and persistent cloud cover.