This species merits ranking as Critically Endangered based on the small number of documented locations (2) both of which comprise a small number of individuals (less than 25 in each), low area ofoccupancy (8 km²), the 50% reduction in population size inferred from loss of the North Carolina population as a result of sea-level rise by 2100, and the documented declines in habitat quality historically, at present, and projected into the future. The species also ranks as Critically Endangered based on the small population (less than 50 mature individuals) the small number of individuals in each subpopulation (two subpopulations each with less 25 individuals). Further the species also ranks as Critically Endangered based on the overall small size of the population which is estimated to be less than50 mature individuals.
Assessor/s: Lendemer, J. & Allen, J.; Reviewer/s: Scheidegger, C.; Contributor/s: Weerakoon, G.
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