Gonospira madgei
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Gonospira madgei faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its limited range within the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. Deforestation for agricultural expansion and human settlement development has fragmented the moist deciduous forests this endemic snail depends upon. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could disrupt the humid microhabitats essential for this species' survival.
Habitat
This endemic land snail inhabits moist deciduous forests and forest edges in the Western Ghats of India. It requires humid microhabitats with adequate leaf litter and organic matter, typically found in areas with consistent moisture levels and forest canopy cover.