Common Names: No Common Names
Synonyms: No Synonyms
| Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - in km2 | Justification |
|---|
| 24 | The estimated area of occupancy for this species is
based on 8 records, calculated using GeoCAT (Bachman et al. 2011), with
the standard 2x2 km grid cell being applied. |
| Continuing decline in area of occupancy (AOO) | Qualifier | Justification |
|---|
| No | Inferred | There is currently no known decline in area of occupancy. |
| Very restricted in area of occupancy (AOO) and/or # of locations | Justification |
|---|
| Yes | The estimated area of occupancy for this species,
based on currently available information, is 24 km2, and the number of
locations estimated at five. This might increase if more fieldwork is
carried out in the Lubombo Mountains. |
Biogeographic Realm:
Afrotropical
This species has been recorded from within Mlawula Nature Reserve, as well as Shewula community conservation area.
| Country | Presence | Origin | Formerly Bred | Seasonality |
|---|
| Eswatini | Extant | Native | - | Resident |
| South Africa -> KwaZulu-Natal | Extant | Native | - | Resident |
| Estimated extent of occurrence (EOO)- in km2 | EOO estimate calculated from Minimum Convex Polygon | Justification |
|---|
| 286.707 | true | The estimated extent of occurrence for this species is based on 8 records, calculated using GeoCAT (Bachman et al. 2011). |
| Continuing decline in extent of occurrence (EOO) | Qualifier | Justification |
|---|
| No | Inferred | There is no current information on a decline in extent of occurrence for this species. |
| Insufficient Information Available | All coded services should have an importance score of 5 - Not Known. |
|---|
| true | - |
Elevation Lower Limit (in metres above sea level):
195
Elevation Upper Limit (in metres above sea level):
630
| Habitat | Season | Suitability | Major Importance? |
|---|
| 2.2. Savanna -> Savanna - Moist | - | Suitable | Yes |
| Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat? | Qualifier | Justification |
|---|
| No | Inferred | This species favours rocky areas which are unlikely to have been affected by grazing. |
Ths species grows on hot shallow soils overlying rhyolite, in partial
to full sun. The vegetation type where it has been recorded is
Southern Lebombo Bushveld (SVI16), with one record from Ironwood Dry
Forest (FOz9) (Mucina et. al. 2018).
| Subject to any international management/trade controls | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Included in international legislation | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Subject to recent education and awareness programmes | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Area based regional management plan | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Occur in at least one PA | Note |
|---|
| Yes | This species has been recorded in both Mlawula Nature Reserve and Shewula community conservation area. |
| Invasive species control or prevention | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Percentage of population protected by PAs (0-100) | Note |
|---|
| 11-20 | - |
| Conservation sites identified | Note |
|---|
| Yes, over part of range | - |
| Systematic monitoring scheme | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Action Recovery Plan | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Subject to ex-situ conservation | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Harvest management plan | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Successfully reintroduced or introduced benignly | Note |
|---|
| No | - |
| Land Cover |
|---|
| 9. Mosaic: Tree cover / Other natural vegetation | Suitable |
| Continuing decline in number of locations | Qualifier | Justification |
|---|
| No | Inferred | There is currently no information on a decline in number of locations. |
| Number of Locations | Justification |
|---|
| 4 | The estimated number of locations for this species is based on 8 records. |
Currently available information indicates that this species is
restricted to the Lubombo Mountains, but no detailed surveys have been
conducted.
Current Population Trend:
Unknown
This species is known only from the Lubombo Mountains, and has been
recorded from north east Eswatini, along the Lubombos south to Border
Cave area in KwaZulu Natal.
Date of Assessment:
2023-01-30
| Red List Status |
|---|
| VU - Vulnerable, D2 (IUCN version 3.1) |
Red List Fuzzy Results:
250,250,250
Selaginella culverwellii has a very restricted distribution, with an estimated extent of occurrence of 549.711 km2, and an area of occupancy of 24 km2.
Although there is widespread loss of natural habitat in the area where
this species is found, its specific habitat requirements for rocky areas
provide it with protection from grazing and burning. Based on
this, it has been assessed as Vulnerable under Criterion D2.
Date last seen: 2023
There is currently no information on any threats to this species.
The threats to this species are unknown.
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UN MDG Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliography
Bachman S, Moat J, Hill AW, de la Torre J,
Scott B. 2011. Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT
geospatial conservation tool. In: Smith V, Penev L (Eds)
e-Infrastructure for data publishing in biodiversity science. . ZooKeys 150: 117-126.
Mucina,
L., Rutherford, M.C. and Powrie, L.W. (Editors). 2018. The Vegetation
Map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. South African National
Biodiversity Institute. Available at: http://bgis.sanbi.org/Projects/Detail/186.
