Xerotricha garachicoensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Xerotricha garachicoensis faces severe threats from its extremely restricted range on Tenerife, Canary Islands, where it is confined to a single locality near Garachico. Urban development and tourism infrastructure expansion directly threaten its limited coastal habitat. The species' tiny population size makes it exceptionally vulnerable to stochastic events, while introduced species and habitat degradation from human activities continue to reduce available microhabitats.
Habitat
This endemic land snail inhabits coastal areas and low-elevation dry habitats near Garachico on Tenerife's northwestern coast. It occupies rocky substrates and sparse vegetation zones characteristic of the Canary Islands' arid coastal environments.
