mindre barkplattbagge
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mindre barkplattbagge

Pytho abieticola

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Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Pytho abieticola faces severe population declines due to intensive forest management practices that remove the dead and dying coniferous trees essential for its survival. Climate change and forest fragmentation further threaten this species by reducing the availability of suitable breeding substrates and disrupting the natural forest dynamics it depends upon.

Threat summary

Habitat

Old-growth and mature coniferous forests, particularly spruce and fir forests, where larvae develop in the bark and wood of recently dead, dying, or fire-damaged trees. The species requires forests with natural mortality processes and sufficient dead wood substrate.

Threatened in Austria

Calidris ferrugineaVU

Calidris ferruginea

Declining
Anthophore estivaleCR

Anthophore estivale

Anthophora aestivalis

Unknown
Adonis BlueVU

Adonis Blue

Lysandra bellargus

Unknown
agnhodeedderkoppCR

agnhodeedderkopp

Walckenaeria alticeps

Unknown

Frequently asked questions

Why is mindre barkplattbagge classified as Critically Endangered?
mindre barkplattbagge is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Pytho abieticola faces severe population declines due to intensive forest management practices that remove the dead and dying coniferous trees essential for its survival. Climate change and forest fragmentation further threaten this species by reducing the availability of suitable breeding substrates and disrupting the natural forest dynamics it depends upon.
Where does mindre barkplattbagge live?
mindre barkplattbagge occurs in Austria, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Norway, and Poland (plus 2 other countries). Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to mindre barkplattbagge?
The main threats to mindre barkplattbagge are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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