Plocama putorioides
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Plocama putorioides faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its limited Mediterranean range, particularly through urban development and agricultural expansion in coastal areas. Overgrazing by livestock has severely impacted the shrubland communities where this species occurs, while climate change-induced drought stress threatens its already restricted populations. The species' narrow ecological requirements and fragmented distribution make it especially vulnerable to these cumulative pressures.
Habitat
This species inhabits dry Mediterranean shrublands and rocky slopes, typically found in coastal and semi-coastal areas with calcareous soils. It occurs in degraded maquis vegetation and open scrubland communities, often on disturbed sites between 0-500 meters elevation.