Guatteria attenuata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Guatteria attenuata faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in the Amazon Basin. Agricultural expansion, particularly cattle ranching and soy cultivation, has eliminated much of its lowland rainforest habitat. The species' restricted distribution and specialized habitat requirements make it extremely vulnerable to ongoing forest conversion, with remaining populations increasingly isolated in small forest fragments.
Habitat
This species inhabits lowland tropical rainforests of the Amazon Basin, typically found in primary forest understory and forest edges at elevations below 500 meters. It requires well-drained soils and high humidity conditions characteristic of intact Amazonian forest ecosystems.