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Polylepis pauta

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA ROSALES ROSACEAE

Scientific Name: Polylepis pauta
Species Authority: Hieron.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A1c ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Found in northern Ecuador and in small areas of eastern central and south Peru.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador; Peru
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The tallest of the Polylepis species. It is restricted to remaining small areas of mixed montane forest between 1,800 and 3,600 m.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The habitat is threatened mainly by fires, which are lit to support grazing and which frequently encroach upon forested areas.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Polylepis pauta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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