Rhadicoleptus alpestris
Local name: rämesirvikäs
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Rhadicoleptus alpestris faces significant pressure from climate change as warming temperatures push suitable alpine conditions to higher elevations, reducing available habitat. Hydroelectric development and water extraction in mountain watersheds alter the flow regimes and water chemistry of the cold, fast-flowing streams this species requires. Tourism infrastructure development in alpine regions fragments remaining habitat corridors.
Habitat
This species inhabits cold, fast-flowing alpine streams and springs at high elevations, typically above 1,500 meters. It requires pristine water quality with high oxygen content and stable temperatures characteristic of glacial and snowmelt-fed waterways.
Other threatened species in Limnephilidae
Threatened in Åland Islands
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