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Mammillaria lenta

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA CARYOPHYLLALES CACTACEAE

Scientific Name: Mammillaria lenta
Species Authority: K.Brandegee

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2009
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A.
Reviewer/s: Taylor, N. & Stuppy, W.
Contributor/s:
Justification:

Qualifies as Least Concern due to its many subpopulations over a relatively large area, where little decline is in current evidence.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Species endemic to the Mexican state of Coahuila, occurring at elevations between 1,000 to 1,800. The species appears over a 16,000 km2.
Countries:
Native:
Mexico (Coahuila)
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Population [top]

Population:

The estimated populations size of  5,000 individuals.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The species grows on steep calcareous rock in semi desert.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

There is some illegal collecting.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

The species is legally protected in Mexico by the national list of species at risk of extinction, NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001, where it is listed under category “threatened” (A; SEMARNAT 2002).
Citation: Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A. 2009. Mammillaria lenta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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