CRCritically Endangered
Sander's Alocasia
Alocasia sanderiana
Declining
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alocasia_sanderiana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Habitat
Forest· major
Other threatened species in ARACEAE
Threatened in Brazil
Frequently asked questions
Why is Sander's Alocasia classified as Critically Endangered?
Sander's Alocasia is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range, per the IUCN Red List assessment recorded in the SpeciesRadar database.
Where does Sander's Alocasia live?
Sander's Alocasia occurs in Brazil, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Fiji, French Guiana, and French Polynesia (plus 10 other countries). Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Sander's Alocasia?
The main threats to Sander's Alocasia are 2.1, 5.4, and 6.1. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.
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