Species

BackLeptaxis azorica (Albers, 1852)

Leptaxis azorica (Albers, 1852)

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

Countries of Occurrence:
Portugal - Azores

Archipelago(s):
Azores

Assessor/s:
Frias Martins, A.

Reviewer/s:
Neubert, E., Cuttelod, A. & Nichols, C.

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Assessment Rationale:

This endemic species is relatively widespread on São Miguel island, Azores. There is no major threat, as it is a quite adaptable species. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern (LC).

Geographic Range:

This species is endemic to the island of São Miguel, in the Azores (Portugal). Until proper taxonomic treatment is given to van Riel et al.’s (2005) evidence of east-west separation in São Miguel, and thus properly assessing the range for each taxonomic unit, the range of L. azorica should include the entire island.

Regions:
Portugal - Azores
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
(km2)
Area of Occupancy (AOO):
(km2)
Elevation Lower Limit:
240 (m)
Elevation Upper Limit:
1050 (m)
Biogeographic Realms:
Palearctic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Azores
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

There is no data on population trends for this species.

Habitat and Ecology

This species lives in the forests and native vegetation, preferentially at high altitudes (for example Pico da Vara, north 37º 48' 24"; west 025º 12' 43"; 1050 m), but has also been found at lower altitudes (for example near Mosteiros, north 37º 52' 31"; west 025º 49' 28"; 240 m).

Major Threat(s):

This species is widespread on São Miguel, and has quickly adapted to forest of introduced species (e.g. Cryptomeria), therefore no threats are foreseen.

Conservation Actions

There are no conservation actions in place, but more research on the taxonomy is needed