Craterellus shoreae is currently known from Jharkhand and West Bengal in north-eastern India. However, it potentially associates with Shorea robusta (having been collected under this plant species), and so could have a wide range. While there could be ongoing threats, particularly to its potential host, quantifying such impacts is difficult. Even if there are ongoing declines, it is tentatively suspected that these would not be at a rate great enough to approach the thresholds for listing as threatened over three generations. The species has also been described as gregarious, and so based on the limited current knowledge of the species it is suspected not to warrant a listing as threatened. Therefore, it is tentatively assessed as Least Concern. However, further research is urged, as it could potentially trigger a listing as threatened if it was found to have a restricted range, or if there is a more rapid decline than suspected.

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So far this species has been recorded only from north-eastern India, with the type description from the Rajmahal hills of Jharkhand (Hembrom et al. 2017), with a subsequent record from Apalchand forest in West Bengal (Saha et al. 2019). The collection in West Bengal, at least, shows the species to be found under Shorea robusta, and so if it associates with this plant throughout its range, then it could be very widespread.

There is no quantitative information regarding the population trend. If the species were to be found throughout the range of Shorea robusta the population size would be expected to be very large.

This species is gregarious, growing on the ground (Saha et al. 2019). It has been found under Shorea robusta, growing in wooded habitats (e.g. Saha et al. 2019).

Logging of its potential host (Shorea robusta) could be a potential threat, and it is probable that land clearance for agriculture will have impacted the species in the past.

Surveys are required to ascertain the full distribution of this species, to get a clearer idea of the population trend and to more clearly identify threats to the species.