Miconia oellgaardii
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Miconia oellgaardii faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching activities that fragment and destroy its montane forest habitat. The species' restricted range in the Ecuadorian Andes makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat conversion, while climate change threatens to shift suitable temperature and moisture conditions upslope beyond the species' current elevational limits.
Habitat
This endemic shrub inhabits cloud forests and montane humid forests in the Ecuadorian Andes, typically occurring at elevations between 2,000-3,000 meters. It requires the consistent moisture and moderate temperatures characteristic of these high-altitude tropical montane ecosystems.
