Mammillaria mathildae

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:

Mammillaria mathildae

Species Authority:

Kraehenbuehl & Krainz

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Biznaguita de la cañada

Taxonomic Notes:

Accepted as species by Anderson (2001), Pilbeam (1999) and the assessors, and as a tentative species by Hunt (1999). Lüthy (1995) considers it a subspecies of M. fittkaui.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable A2acd+3cd+4acd; B1ab(v)+2ab(v); C1+2a(i) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2002
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	Fitz Maurice, W.A. & Fitz Maurice, B.
Reviewer/s:	Stuppy, W. & Taylor, N.P. (Cacti & Succulent Plant Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Qualifies for listing based on the number of subpopulations (< 10) over a substantial area, where it continues to decline as a result of illegal collecting and land development. Since this species was discovered by Wagner, the population has diminished considerably. Current estimated population size is greater than 2,500 individuals.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Occurs east and north of Querétaro in a 100 km² area.
Countries:	Native: Mexico (Querétaro)
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Grows among volcanic rocks in semi-desert at about 1,800 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threatened by illegal collecting and land development. The type locality is a standard stop for cactus tour groups from Europe and is now well known to both commercial and amateur collectors.

Major Threat(s):

Threatened by illegal collecting and land development. The type locality is a standard stop for cactus tour groups from Europe and is now well known to both commercial and amateur collectors.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Listed on CITES App. II, but enforcement of the laws in the countries of destination is needed. The number of sites unknown to amateur and commercial collectors make conservation action for this species a low priority.

Conservation Actions:

Listed on CITES App. II, but enforcement of the laws in the countries of destination is needed. The number of sites unknown to amateur and commercial collectors make conservation action for this species a low priority.

Citation:	Fitz Maurice, W.A. & Fitz Maurice, B. 2002. Mammillaria mathildae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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