Pavonia heterotricha
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pavonia heterotricha faces severe pressure from agricultural expansion and urban development across its limited range in Brazil's Atlantic Forest region. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while cattle ranching and sugarcane cultivation continue to reduce available forest patches. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could affect the humid forest conditions this species requires.
Habitat
This species inhabits humid Atlantic Forest remnants in southeastern Brazil, typically found in understory areas of secondary and primary forest fragments. It occurs in areas with well-drained soils and consistent moisture levels, often along forest edges and in partially disturbed forest patches.
