Ogasawarana rex
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Ogasawarana rex faces severe threats from habitat destruction caused by invasive plant species, particularly the aggressive spread of non-native vegetation that has transformed the native forest understory of the Ogasawara Islands. The species' extremely limited range makes it highly vulnerable to local extinctions, while introduced predators such as flatworms and other invasive invertebrates pose direct predation pressure on this endemic land snail.
Habitat
This endemic land snail inhabits the native subtropical forests of the Ogasawara Islands, particularly in leaf litter and understory vegetation of undisturbed forest areas. The species requires specific microhabitat conditions found only in the remaining patches of native forest ecosystem on these remote Pacific islands.