Monteverdia chapadensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Monteverdia chapadensis faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and cattle ranching across the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. The species' restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Mining activities in the region pose additional threats through direct habitat destruction and water contamination affecting the riparian zones where this species occurs.
Habitat
This endemic species inhabits the Atlantic Forest remnants and gallery forests of the Chapada Diamantina mountains in Bahia, Brazil. It occurs primarily in humid forest environments along streams and in protected valleys between 800-1,200 meters elevation.