Notopleura madida
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Notopleura madida faces severe pressure from ongoing deforestation and agricultural expansion throughout its limited range in Central American cloud forests. The species' specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to climate change, as rising temperatures force suitable conditions to higher elevations with increasingly fragmented forest patches. Mining activities and infrastructure development further fragment the remaining suitable habitat, while the species' apparent rarity suggests small population sizes that are inherently vulnerable to stochastic events.
Habitat
Notopleura madida inhabits humid montane forests and cloud forest environments in Central America, typically occurring at middle to high elevations where persistent moisture and specific microclimatic conditions support its growth. The species appears to require undisturbed forest understory conditions with high humidity and stable temperatures characteristic of these specialized ecosystems.