Moitessieria lludrigaensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Moitessieria lludrigaensis faces severe threats from groundwater extraction and pollution affecting its subterranean aquatic habitat. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to local environmental changes, while agricultural runoff and urban development in the surrounding area pose ongoing contamination risks to the groundwater systems it depends upon.
Habitat
This species inhabits subterranean freshwater environments, specifically groundwater systems and underground aquifers in limestone karst formations. It is endemic to a very restricted area in Spain, where it occupies the interstitial spaces of underground water bodies.
