Partula tohiveana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Partula tohiveana faces severe threats from invasive predatory snails, particularly Euglandina rosea, which was introduced to control agricultural pests but devastated native Partula populations across French Polynesia. Habitat degradation from human development and introduced plant species further compounds the species' decline. The species' extremely limited range on Tahiti makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions from these combined pressures.
Habitat
This endemic tree snail inhabits native montane forests on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia, typically found on vegetation in humid forest environments at mid to high elevations. The species requires intact native forest canopy and specific moisture conditions provided by undisturbed tropical mountain ecosystems.
