- Scientific name
- Craterellus elegans
- Author
- Rick
- Common names
-
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Cantharellales
- Family
- Cantharellaceae
- Assessment status
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Published
- Assessment date
- 2024-08-08
- IUCN Red List Category
-
DD
- Assessors
- Kelmer Martins da Cunha; Aida Vasco Palacios
- Reviewers
- Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group)
Assessment Notes
Justification
This species is only known from its type description, which lacks information on locality, habitat, etc. It is therefore assessed as Data Deficient.
Geographic range
This species is only known from the type record, but the locality of collection was not included in the description. It has been suggested to potentially be from Brazil, but this is speculation based on the species having been published by Rick.
Population and Trends
There is no information on this species' population size or trend.
Population Trend: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology
There is no information on this species' habitats or ecology, as the locality of collection is unknown.
Threats
There is no information on this species' threats, as the locality of collection is unknown.
Conservation Actions
Basic data are required before it is possible to suggest any conservation actions.
Source and Citation
da Cunha, K.M. & Vasco Palacios, A.M. 2025. Craterellus elegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T265907520A266250203. Accessed on 23 November 2025.