Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
Listed as Least Concern as it occurs throughout three protected mountain ranges, is common in all three, and threats are not considered to be sufficiently intense at this time to merit assessment in a threatened category.
Distribution
This species is known from the Swartberg, Langeberg and Hottentots-Holland mountain ranges in the eastern part of Western Cape Province, South Africa. It occurs at medium to high altitudes, up to at least 1,800 m asl.
It is considered to be a common species in all three mountain ranges.
Threats
Much of its habitat is protected, but even within the protected areas this species may be threatened by the damming of streams, the spread of invasive alien plants, and by too frequent fires. However, these threats are currently thought not to be intense and are being presumably managed within the protected areas.
Uses and trade
There are no reports of this species being utilized.
Conservation
No conservation actions are currently prioritised for this species, although further research on population trends would be useful and required for a sound basis for future monitoring. Taxonomic investigations of disjunct distributions require attention. It is currently known from four protected areas: Grootvadersbos Nature Reserve, Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, Swartberg Nature Reserve, and Garcia State Forest.
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