Pavetta diversipunctata
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pavetta diversipunctata faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and urban development across its limited range in the Western Ghats of India. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Mining activities and infrastructure development in the region pose additional threats to the specialized forest ecosystems this endemic shrub requires.
Habitat
This endemic shrub occurs in the tropical moist deciduous forests and evergreen forest margins of the Western Ghats in India. It typically grows in understory conditions within well-preserved forest fragments at mid-elevations.
