Wider's Tree-chernes
Allochernes wideri
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Wider's Tree-chernes faces severe habitat degradation due to deforestation and agricultural expansion across its limited range in Central European deciduous forests. The species' dependence on specific microhabitats within old-growth tree bark makes it particularly vulnerable to logging activities and forest fragmentation. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture and temperature conditions essential for this pseudoscorpion's survival and reproduction.
Habitat
Wider's Tree-chernes inhabits the bark crevices and under-bark spaces of mature deciduous trees, particularly in old-growth Central European forests. The species requires specific moisture and temperature conditions found in well-established forest ecosystems with minimal human disturbance.
Other threatened species in Chernetidae
Threatened in Austria
Frequently asked questions
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