Benoitinus elegans (lat.) Is a species of arachnids from the Samoidae family of the order of hayfields , the only one in the genus Benoitinus . Endemic to the Seychelles [1] . It lives in leaf litter [2] .
| Benoitinus elegans |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Infrastructure : | Grassatores |
| Gender: | Benoitinus Rambla, 1983 |
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| International scientific name |
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Benoitinus elegans Rambla , 1983 |
| Security status |
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Endangered SpeciesIUCN 3.1 Critically Endangered : 196781 |
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It is found only in mountainous woodlands on the island of Silhouette , at altitudes from 300 to 770 m above sea level [2] .
The habitat is threatened by invasive plant species, especially cinnamon ( Cinnamomum verum ), and it continues to decline, which is why the IUCN has assigned the species “ Endangered Species ” (CR) to the taxon. On the island of La Digue , where larger areas were overgrown with cinnamon, the species was recognized as extinct [2] .
