Thelotrema conveniens
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Thelotrema conveniens faces severe threats from deforestation and habitat degradation across its limited range in tropical rainforests. The species' dependence on specific microclimate conditions within old-growth forest canopies makes it particularly vulnerable to logging activities and forest fragmentation. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the humid conditions essential for this lichen's survival and reproduction.
Habitat
This crustose lichen species inhabits the bark of trees in humid tropical rainforests, typically found in the canopy and upper trunk regions of old-growth forests. It requires stable microclimatic conditions with high humidity and filtered light characteristic of undisturbed forest ecosystems.
Other threatened species in Graphidaceae
Frequently asked questions
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