This species is known only from its type locality, collected in 1896, within. the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest, and a collection from the same phytogeographical domain made 85 years ago. It was collected more than 120 years ago and never found again. Despite the lack of data to infer its potential occurrence range, it is plausible to suspect that the species is rare and restricted to the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest, as the region is well sampled. The species’ apparent rarity, lack of distribution data, and recent occurrences hinder minimal understanding of its potential distribution, ecology, and niche requirements. More efforts are required to understand the species’ needs, past and current trends, threats, and taxonomy. Therefore, C. fuscipes is assessed as Data Deficient.

Cantharellus fuscipes Bres., Hedwigia 35: 297 (1896) [MB#230899]

Chanterelle species

Cantharellus fuscipes is known only from its type locality in Blumenau, Santa Catarina State (Bresadola, 1896), and São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul state, both within the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Lack of a minimal data quantity hinders the understanding and minimally precise estimative for its potential occurrence area. Nevertheless, it is reasonable to expect that the species can be restricted to the Southern Atlantic Forest, as this phytogeographical domain is well sampled and the species was never found again in other areas.

The species is currently only known from its holotype, collected in 1896, and another collection made 43 years later, in 1939, both within the Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Despite high sampling efforts in the species occurrence breadth, it was never found again since its last register, rendering it a possible rare species. Considering this, with currently available data, it is not viable to estimate population parameters or minimally understand the species’ niche requirements to reasonably infer its potential area of occurrence.

Although little information is known about the habitat preferences of this species, its type specimen was found growing on wood in Santa Catarina. The species upon which this fungus was growing is unknown. No further information appears to exist regarding the habitat of this specimen or the other known collection of this species.

The lack of data regarding the species distribution, habitat requirements, and population trends hinders the understanding of threats to it.

Without further research, the distributions of any wild populations of this species remain unknown. No conservation action can be recommended at this time.

As C. fuscipes was described 128 years ago with only one new collection so far, made more than 85 years ago, further research and sampling efforts are needed to minimally understand the species distribution, potential niche, and biology, especially if it is restricted to Southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Due to its apparent rarity and lack of recent data, it is crucial to better understand its taxonomy and relation with other Cantharellus species.

None known.