Back • Plutonia solemi Ibañez & Alonso, 2001
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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This species is endemic to La Palma, where it is widespread in the northern part of the island.. It is not facing any major threats and hence considered to be Least Concern (LC).
This species is endemic to the Canary Islands, where it is found on La Palma, and widespread in northern part of the island.
The size and trend within the subpopulations are stable.
This species lives in Laurel forests (Laurisilva) and Fayal-Brezal.
Wild fires and expansion of housing, road constructions and change of land use are the main threats to this species.
There are no conservation measures; only a few subpopulations are situated in protected areas. Protection of the habitat of this species is requested. Valido et al. (1999) considered this species as LR/lc (low risk).