La especie presenta una EOO= 9.190 km2 y está presente en tres localidades definidas por amenazas. En las localidades de Gachantivá y el páramo del Verjón, se evidencia disminución continua en la cali ad del hábitat por incidencia de las actividades agrícolas, el pastoreo de ganado y el uso del recurso maderable. Por cuanto, la especie se lista como Vulnerable (VU).
[Translation by F. Bungartz: The species has an EOO= 9,190 km2 and is known from only three threatened habitat sites. In the towns of Gachantivá and the Verjón moor there is evidence of a continuous decrease in habitat quality due to increased agricultural activities, livestock grazing and timber harvesting. Therefore, the species is listed here as Vulnerable (VU).]
Assessor/s: Moncada, B., Simijaca, D., Soto-Medina, E., Coca, L.F. & Jaramillo, M.; Reviewer/s: García, N., Allen, J. & Yahr, R.; Contributor/s: Lücking, R.; Facilitator(s) and Compiler(s): Lopez-Gallego, C.
IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 11 December 2023).
Moncada, B., Lücking, R. and Betancourt, L. (2013) Phylogeny of the Lobariaceae (lichenized Ascomycota: Peltigerales), with a reappraisal of the genus Lobariella. The Lichenologist45(2): 203-263.
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