Mezilaurus vanderwerffii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Mezilaurus vanderwerffii faces severe pressure from deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in the Amazon basin. Agricultural expansion, particularly cattle ranching and soy cultivation, continues to reduce the intact forest areas this species requires. Logging activities, both legal and illegal, further degrade the canopy structure essential for this tree species' survival and reproduction.
Habitat
This species inhabits primary and secondary lowland rainforests of the Amazon basin, typically found in well-drained soils of terra firme forests. It occurs in the canopy and subcanopy layers of humid tropical forests at elevations below 500 meters.