Species

BackNapaeus chrysaloides (Wollaston, 1878)

Napaeus chrysaloides (Wollaston, 1878)

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum:
  • Class: Mollusca
  • Order: Gastropoda
  • Family: Enidae
DD Data Deficient
IUCN Red List Status:

Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries

Archipelago(s):
Canaries

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

Reviewer/s:
Temple, H.J. & Cuttelod, A.

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Assessment Rationale:

There is not enough information to assess the conservation status of this species. Further research is need on the population size, distribution area etc. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient (DD).

Geographic Range:

Endemic to Europe: This species is endemic to the island of Gran Canaria. It is known from a small area of distribution in the centre of the island at Pineto de Tarajana above St. Bartholome. This is the type locality, there are no published records of any additional sites for this species.

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
(km2)
Area of Occupancy (AOO):
4 (km2)
Elevation Lower Limit:
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Elevation Upper Limit:
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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 local pine forests (Pinar).

Major Threat(s):

There are no threats to this species known because of a general lack of information.

Conservation Actions

There is no conservation action in place for this species. More research on population trends and on distribution range is needed.