- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- VUPreliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Heimiomyces atrofulvus (G. Stev.) E. Horak
- Scientific name
- Heimiomyces atrofulvus
- Author
- (G. Stev.) E. Horak
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Mycenaceae
- Assessment status
- Preliminary Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- VU D1
- Proposed by
- Jerry Cooper
- Assessors
- Jerry Cooper
- Editors
- Jerry Cooper
Assessment Notes
Justification
Small population with an estimated 400 mature individuals.
Taxonomic notes
An easily recognised species that is rarely recorded despite extensive recording over 50 years.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
A distinct species known from relatively few observations, mostly in areas unprotected and subject to historic land-use change.
Preliminary Category: Vulnerable. B2a (populations <=10, AOO <2000km2), or Vulnerable D1 (MI < 1000)
Geographic range
Population and Trends
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
A saprophytic mushroom growing on dead wood.
Threats
2 sites in Manawatu and 1 in the Auckland region are in areas of reduced indigenous cover and on unprotected land. These areas may continue to decline.
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Use and Trade
Bibliography
Indigenous cover and protection in New Zealand land environments.
http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/environment/environmental-reporting-series/environmental-indicators/Home/Land/indigenous-cover.aspx
