| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | FAGALES | FAGACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Nothofagus alpina | |||
| Species Authority: | (Popp. & Endl.) Oerst. | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s | González, M. |
| Range Description: | Occurs in both the Coastal Cordillera and Andes in Chile, extending into Argentina. There are still extensive areas of intact forest. The species is little represented in Chilean protected areas. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Argentina (Neuquén); Chile (Biobío, Maule)
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| Habitat and Ecology: | The species occurs in moist seasonal forest up to 1,900 m. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Most of the lower elevation forest has been logged and converted to agriculture, especially in the northern part of the range, and also to Pinus radiata plantations. |
| Citation: | González, M. 1998. Nothofagus alpina. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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