Yellow Meranti
CR

Yellow Meranti

Shorea hopeifolia

Unknown

Photo: Photo: (c) Zuzana Münzbergová, all rights reserved, uploaded by Zuzana Münzbergová

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Yellow Meranti faces severe threats from extensive deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its range in Southeast Asian lowland forests. Logging operations, both legal and illegal, combined with agricultural expansion and palm oil plantations, have dramatically reduced available habitat. The species' restriction to specific lowland forest conditions makes it particularly vulnerable to these ongoing pressures.

Threat summary

Habitat

Yellow Meranti occurs in tropical lowland dipterocarp forests, typically below 400 meters elevation. The species prefers well-drained soils in primary and mature secondary forests across Southeast Asia.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Yellow Meranti classified as Critically Endangered?
Yellow Meranti 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. Yellow Meranti faces severe threats from extensive deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its range in Southeast Asian lowland forests. Logging operations, both legal and illegal, combined with agricultural expansion and palm oil plantations, have dramatically reduced available habitat. The species' restriction to specific lowland forest conditions makes it particularly vulnerable to these ongoing pressures.
Where does Yellow Meranti live?
Yellow Meranti occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Yellow Meranti?
The main threats to Yellow Meranti are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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