Eugenia mcvaughii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Eugenia mcvaughii faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and urban development throughout its limited range in western Mexico. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while cattle grazing degrades remaining forest understory where seedlings establish. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting the cloud forest ecosystems this endemic species depends upon.
Habitat
Eugenia mcvaughii is endemic to cloud forests and humid montane woodlands in the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico. The species typically occurs at elevations between 1,200-2,000 meters in areas with persistent fog and high humidity.