VUVulnerable
Meriania almedae
Unknown
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Meriania almedae faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion within its restricted Andean cloud forest range. The species' limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while climate change threatens to shift the specific temperature and humidity conditions required for its survival in high-altitude ecosystems.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid montane cloud forests and elfin woodlands at elevations between 2,000-3,500 meters in the northern Andes. It requires the persistent fog and high humidity characteristic of these specialized high-altitude ecosystems.