Post by Melanie on Dec 17, 2014 21:29:34 GMT
Scientific Name: Montserratina becasis
Species Authority: (Rambur, 1868)
Assessment Information [top]
Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2013
Date Assessed: 2011-03-16
Assessor(s): Gargominy, O.
Reviewer(s): Neubert, E. & Cuttelod, A.
Justification:
This species is endemic to Mount Canigou, in the Pyrenees, France. It is only known from the type locality and has not been seen since the end of the 19th century. Hydrophilous meadows is a threatened habitat, as they have been drained for agricultural purposes. This species is assessed as Critically Endangered, Possibly Extinct.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This French endemic is only known from the type locality, on the Mount Canigou, near the village of Casteil (Pyrénées-Orientales).
Countries:
Possibly extinct:
France (France (mainland))
Range Map: Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
Population [top]
Population: This species has not been observed since the end of the 19th century.
Population Trend: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species inhabits hydrophilous meadows, under rocks.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is not used.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There main threats are unknown.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: More research is needed on the taxonomy, distribution and population of this species.
www.iucnredlist.org/details/156817/0
Species Authority: (Rambur, 1868)
Assessment Information [top]
Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2013
Date Assessed: 2011-03-16
Assessor(s): Gargominy, O.
Reviewer(s): Neubert, E. & Cuttelod, A.
Justification:
This species is endemic to Mount Canigou, in the Pyrenees, France. It is only known from the type locality and has not been seen since the end of the 19th century. Hydrophilous meadows is a threatened habitat, as they have been drained for agricultural purposes. This species is assessed as Critically Endangered, Possibly Extinct.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This French endemic is only known from the type locality, on the Mount Canigou, near the village of Casteil (Pyrénées-Orientales).
Countries:
Possibly extinct:
France (France (mainland))
Range Map: Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
Population [top]
Population: This species has not been observed since the end of the 19th century.
Population Trend: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species inhabits hydrophilous meadows, under rocks.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is not used.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There main threats are unknown.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: More research is needed on the taxonomy, distribution and population of this species.
www.iucnredlist.org/details/156817/0
