Ferocactus pilosus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	CARYOPHYLLALES	CACTACEAE

Scientific Name:	Ferocactus pilosus
Species Authority:	(Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck) Werderm.
Synonym/s:	Echinocactus pilosus Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck

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 extensive range, large number of individuals and low threat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Species endemic to Mexico, occirring in the states of Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas and reported from the literature from Durango. It occurs throughout much of the northern portion of the Mexican Altiplano.
Countries:	Native: Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas)
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Population [top]

Population:	The estimated population size is more than 1,000,000 plants.

Population:

The estimated population size is more than 1,000,000 plants.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Semi desert on various soil types.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Illegal collection of individuals form wild populations. Removal of floral buds for human consumption could be affecting the populations, however studies are needed (Goettsch).

Major Threat(s):

Illegal collection of individuals form wild populations. Removal of floral buds for human consumption could be affecting the populations, however studies are needed (Goettsch).

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 “subject to special protection” (Pr; SEMARNAT 2002).

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 “subject to special protection” (Pr; SEMARNAT 2002).

Citation:	Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A. 2009. Ferocactus pilosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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