IUCN SSC Mid-Atlantic Island Invertebrates Specialist Group

Species

BackNapaeus pygmaeus Ibanez & Alonso, 1993

Napaeus pygmaeus Ibanez & Alonso, 1993

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

Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries

Archipelago(s):
Canaries

Assessor/s:
Groh, K. & Alonso, M.R.

Reviewer/s:
Neubert, E., Seddon, M.B. & Cuttelod, A.

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Assessment Rationale:

This species is endemic to La Gomera, where it is widespread. It is not facing any major threats and hence considered to be Least Concern (LC).

Geographic Range:

This species is endemic to La Gomera, where it is widespread.

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
(km2)
Area of Occupancy (AOO):
(km2)
Elevation Lower Limit:
720 (m)
Elevation Upper Limit:
1080 (m)
Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

As most of the population lives in the natural laurel forest, the population sis thought to be stable, except perhaps for the fringes of occurrence in degraded forest where logging and recreational activities may disturb the species.

Habitat and Ecology

This species occurs in the Laurel forest and in degraded regions nearby, between 720 and 1,080 m asl.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions

There are no conservation measures.