IUCN SSC Mid-Atlantic Island Invertebrates Specialist Group

Species

BackCanariella lanosa (Mousson, 1872)

Canariella lanosa (Mousson, 1872)

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum:
  • Class: Mollusca
  • Order: Gastropoda
  • Family: Hygromiidae
LC Least Concern
IUCN Red List Status:

Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries

Archipelago(s):
Canaries

Assessor/s:
Groh, K. & Neubert, E.

Reviewer/s:
Cuttelod, A. & Bilz, M.

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Assessment Rationale:

This species is endemic to the northern part of the island of Tenerife. Its distribution area is fragmented with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 250 km2 and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 20 km2. Despite its restricted range, this species is considered Least Concern (LC), because all subpopulations are under protection and face no threats.

Geographic Range:

This species is endemic to the northern part of the island of Tenerife. Its distribution area is fragmented with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 250 km2 and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 20 km2.

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
250 (km2)
Area of Occupancy (AOO):
20 (km2)
Elevation Lower Limit:
100 (m)
Elevation Upper Limit:
1000 (m)
Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

There are no data on the population size or trend.

Habitat and Ecology

This species lives in the dry temperate shrub vegetation (Piso basal).

Major Threat(s):

There are no threats to this species known.

Conservation Actions

Major parts of the subpopulations are under local conservation schemes.