Mammillaria lenta

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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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.

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.

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).

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).

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.3). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 December 2009). SEMARNAT. 2002. Norma oficila mexicana NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001, Protección ambiental - Especies nativas de México de flora y fauna silvestre - categorías de riesgo y especificaciones para su inclusión, exclusión o cambio - Lista de especies en riesgo. Diario Oficial de la federación.

IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.3). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 December 2009).

SEMARNAT. 2002. Norma oficila mexicana NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001, Protección ambiental - Especies nativas de México de flora y fauna silvestre - categorías de riesgo y especificaciones para su inclusión, exclusión o cambio - Lista de especies en riesgo. Diario Oficial de la federación.

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 23 May 2013.
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