Tuna de Cruz
Consolea macracantha
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
15
Countries
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Consolea
Tuna de Cruz belongs to the family Cactaceae, order Caryophyllales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Tuna de Cruz faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to coastal development, tourism infrastructure, and urban expansion across its limited range in the Caribbean. The species is further threatened by invasive plant species that compete for resources and alter ecosystem dynamics, while climate change impacts including sea level rise and increased storm intensity threaten its coastal habitats.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Dry coastal scrublands, rocky shores, and sandy coastal plains in arid and semi-arid environments of the Caribbean islands. The species typically occurs in xerophytic vegetation communities near sea level, often on limestone substrates and coral-derived soils.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Tuna de Cruz faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to coastal development, tourism infrastructure, and urban expansion across its limited range in the Caribbean. The species is further threatened by invasive plant species that compete for resources and alter ecosystem dynamics, while climate change impacts including sea level rise and increased storm intensity threaten its coastal habitats.
Climate change and sea level rise
Coastal development and tourism infrastructure
Invasive species competition
Urban expansion and habitat fragmentation
Extreme weather events and hurricanes
Found in 15 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Tuna de Cruz (Consolea macracantha). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/tuna-de-cruz