Species

BackXerotricha orbignii (D’Orbigny, 1836)

Xerotricha orbignii (D’Orbigny, 1836)

  • 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 relatively widespread and there is no known specific threat to this species. It is therefore considered to be Least Concern (LC).

Geographic Range:

This species is endemic to the island of Tenerife, where it is widespread and abundant.

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
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Area of Occupancy (AOO):
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Elevation Lower Limit:
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Elevation Upper Limit:
1500 (m)
Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

The size and trend within the subpopulations are stable.

Habitat and Ecology

This species lives in the dry temperate shrub vegetation (Piso basal), but also in salt marshes at sea level and in the pine forests at higher elevations (Pinar).

Major Threat(s):

Potential threats to this species are destruction of the habitat by quarrying, urbanisation, road construction or by other reasons. However the destruction of the entire habitat is not very likely.

Conservation Actions

Only few subpopulations are under local conservation schemes.