Cadereyta Mountains (47076)
Mexico, Central America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1e
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Cadereyta Mountains
Central coordinates: Latitude: 20.7947, Longitude: -99.6788
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1027 to 2339
Area of KBA (km2): 1598.002976
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: No
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.
Delineation rationale: Based on species distribution maps of Echinocereus schmollii, Gymnocalycium albiareolatum and Thelocactus hastifer.