- Scientific name
- Tumidapexus ravus
- Author
- D.A. Crawford
- Common names
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- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Cantharellales
- Family
- Aphelariaceae
- Assessment status
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Published
- Assessment date
- 2023-04-24
- IUCN Red List Category
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DD
- Assessors
- Susana C. Gonçalves; Susana Cunha (RBG Kew and University of Coimbrta, Portugal)
- Reviewers
- Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group)
Assessment Notes
Justification
Tumidapexus ravus was described from New Zealand in 1954, but no further records have been made since. There appears to have been no further research on this species. Therefore,
T. ravus is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).
Taxonomic notes
This is the type and only species in the
Tumidapexus genus, established in 1954 (Crawford 1954).
Geographic range
This species was described from New Zealand; from the side of a track leading to Butterfly Creek at Eastbourne, Wellington (Crawford 1954).
Population and Trends
There are no recent records or information on this species so it is not possible to estimate the population size.
Population Trend: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology
No information is available apart from it was collected from bare ground (Crawford 1954).
Threats
Threats are unknown.
Conservation Actions
A taxonomic review of this species is needed, along with search efforts to determine the current population size, habitat preferences and distribution.
Source and Citation
Cunha, S.P. & Gonçalves, S.C. 2025. Tumidapexus ravus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T265983523A266021621. Accessed on 20 November 2025.