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Cantharellus sordidus Corner

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Scientific name
Cantharellus sordidus
Author
Corner
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Cantharellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2024-01-09
IUCN Red List Category
DD
Assessors
James Westrip (IUCN Red List Unit)
Reviewers
Anders Dahlberg (Swedish Species Information Centre, Uppsala / IUCN SSC Cup-fungus, Truffle and Ally Specialist Group); Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group)

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/269710756/269710758

Justification

There is a high degree of uncertainty around the full range of this species. Therefore, it is not possible to accurately assess the extinction risk that Cantharellus sordidus faces and it is assessed as Data Deficient.

Geographic range

The type collection of this species was made in the Bukit Timah Forest of Singapore (Corner 1966). Corner also highlighted that a collection labelled as C. infundibuliformis (now a synonym of Craterellus tubaeformis; Index Fungorum Partnership 2024) from the Philippines may represent this species too. GBIF (2024) also includes un-georeferenced collections from Malaysia and Japan, which may warrant inclusion, and also georeferenced collections from the southern/eastern United States, which would appear to be a significant distance from other potential collections and so may not truly represent C. sordidus. Given the confusion the only record accepted for this assessment is that of the type collection, and all others are considered presence uncertain pending further verification.

Population and Trends

There are no quantitative data regarding the overall population size and trend.

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

The type collection was made from Bukit Timah Forest, with fruiting in October (Corner 1966).

Threats

In order to gain a complete idea of the threats that this species faces, a better indication of its range is required. However, it is likely that around the type locality it was impacted by urbanisation in the past.

Conservation Actions

The type specimen was collected from Bukit Timah Forest, a protected area in Singapore. Further research is required into this species to ascertain the true, full distribution. This will then help to get a clearer idea of the population size and trend, as well as the threats it may face and its ecological requirements (e.g. any associated plant species).

Use and Trade

There is no use/trade information.

Source and Citation

Westrip, J.R.S. 2025. Cantharellus sordidus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T269710756A269710758. Accessed on 23 November 2025.

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