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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Hypselostoma elephas is only known the limestone karst at Bukit Tenggek, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (Maassen 2001). It has a restricted range within the forest of 0.08 km².
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia)
Additional data:
? Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: 0.08 ? Continuing decline in area of occupancy (AOO): Yes
? Estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) - km2: 0.08
? Number of Locations: 1
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Population [top]
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species is found in leaf-litter on the forest floor in limestone karst region.
Systems: Terrestrial
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Yes
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This karst region is currently being quarried (Price 2001) and the destruction of its habitat is resulting in the loss of the resident populations of Hypselostoma elephas. The process of quarrying also increases the dust content in the forest, as well as changing the microclimate with reduction in humidity, causes drying out of the karst forest which can result in declining numbers within the populations (Schilthuizen et al. 2005).
Citation: Clements, R. 2009. Hypselostoma elephas. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T168177A6462664. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T168177A6462664.en. Downloaded on 03 May 2018.
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