VUVulnerable
Meistera sceletescens
Declining
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Meistera sceletescens faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its restricted montane forest range. Deforestation and agricultural expansion have fragmented the cloud forest ecosystems this species depends upon. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for maintaining the humid microhabitats where this species thrives.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters. It requires consistently moist microhabitats with dense canopy cover and high humidity levels typical of tropical mountain ecosystems.
Forest· major
Conservation measures underway
Site/area protectionEx-situ conservation
