Ilex euryoides
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Ilex euryoides faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to ongoing agricultural expansion and urban development that continues to fragment its remaining forest habitat. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the specific temperature and moisture conditions this holly species requires in its montane forest environment.
Habitat
Ilex euryoides is endemic to the Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) of southeastern Brazil, where it inhabits montane and submontane forests at elevations typically between 800-1,500 meters. The species requires the humid, well-drained soils and specific microclimate conditions found in these threatened forest ecosystems.