Assessment Notes

Justification

There is very limited information available for Cantharellus preslii, and it is not currently possible to accurately assess its extinction risk. Therefore, C. preslii is assessed as Data Deficient.

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Taxonomic notes

This species is unlikely to be a Cantharellus, and is more likely to be a clitocyboid or omphalinoid agaric (I. Olariaga Ibarguren pers. comm. 2022).

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Geographic range

This species was collected from near to Tehov, in what is now Czechia (Velenovský 1920).

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Population and Trends

There are no data with which to accurately estimate the population size and trend.

Population Trend: Unknown

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Habitat and Ecology

It has been collected from large mosses in a forest meadow with Spiranthes autumnalis (=S. spiralis; POWO 2023) (Velenovský 1920).

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Threats

Further information is required before an accurate assessment of the threats this species may face can be made.

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Conservation Actions

Further research is required to get a clearer indication of the taxonomic placement of this species, as well as to get a clearer idea of its full distribution. This would then also help to get an estimate of the overall population size and trend, as well as identifying any key threats.

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Use and Trade

There is no use/trade information.

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Source and Citation

Westrip, J.R.S. 2025. Cantharellus preslii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T269709722A269709724. Accessed on 23 November 2025.

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