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International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the stat ...
(IUCN) has evaluated the conservation status of 280
fungus A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
species. Previously in the 2017-3 release, the IUCN evaluated the conservation status of 56 fungus species. One subspecies, that of ''
Pleurotus nebrodensis ''Pleurotus nebrodensis'', commonly known as "fungus of basilisk" or " macchia carduncieddu(?)", is a fungus that was declared by the IUCN as critically endangered in 2006. This fungus only grows on limestone in northern Sicily in association ...
'', also was evaluated but has since been removed. At the time no subpopulations were evaluated. , the
New Zealand Threat Classification System The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used by the Department of Conservation to assess conservation priorities of species in New Zealand. The system was developed because the IUCN Red List, a similar conservation status system, had s ...
listed 1512 species and 39 subspecies of New Zealand fungi, with 65 species considered Threatened.


IUCN listings

This is a complete list of fungus species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN.


NZTCS listings


Nationally Critical

* '' Austrogaster novaezelandiae'' - One Location * ''
Berggrenia cyclospora ''Berggrenia'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota phylum. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the phylum is unknown (''incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relatio ...
'' - One Location * '' Cantharellus elsae'' - One Location * ''
Chalciporus aurantiacus ''Chalciporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae (suborder Boletineae). There are approximately 25 species in the genus. French mycologist Frédéric Bataille erected the genus in 1908, though it did not gain general acceptance for se ...
'' * '' Chlorovibrissea bicolor'' - One Location * '' Chlorovibrissea melanochlora'' - One Location * '' Chlorovibrissea tasmanica'' - One Location * '' Claustula fischeri'' K.M. Curtis, 1926 - Fischer’s egg, Data Poor, Stable, Threatened Overseas, One Location * '' Colpoma nothofagi'' * '' Cordierites acanthophora'' - One Location * '' Dichomitus newhookii'' * ''
Ganoderma ''Ganoderma'' is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Ganodermataceae that includes about 80 species, many from tropical regions. They may be called ''shelf mushrooms'' or bracket fungi and have a high genetic diversity. ''Ganoderma'' can b ...
'' sp. “Awaroa” - (Pukatea bracket) Human Induced * '' Gomphus dingleyae'' - One Location * '' Gomphus novaezelandiae'' - One Location * ''
Gyroporus castaneus ''Gyroporus castaneus'', commonly known as the chestnut bolete, is a small, white-pored mushroom in the Gyroporaceae of order Boletales. It has a brown cap, and is usually found with oak trees. It differs from the true boletes in that the spores ...
'' - One Location * '' Hysterangium youngii'' - One Location * '' Inonotus chondromyelus'' * '' Lactarius maruiaensis'' - One Location * '' Phallobata alba'' * '' Phanerochaete citrina'' - One Location * '' Phanerochaete corymbata'' - One Location * '' Phanerochaete luteoaurantiaca'' - One Location * '' Polyporus septosporus''
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- Septate-spored polypore, Data Poor, Threatened Overseas, One Location * '' Puccinia embergeriae'' McKenzie & P.R. Johnst. ined. - Chatham Island sow thistle rust, Stable, One Location * ''
Puccinia freycinetiae ''Puccinia'' is a genus of fungi. All species in this genus are obligate plant pathogens and are known as rusts. The genus contains about 4000 species. The genus name of ''Puccinia'' is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Itali ...
'' - One Location * '' Ramaria aureorhiza'' - One Location * '' Ramaria avellaneovertex'' - One Location * '' Ramaria basirobusta'' - One Location * '' Ramaria junquilleovertex'' - One Location * '' Ramaria piedmontiana'' - One Location * '' Ramariopsis avellanea'' - One Location * '' Ramariopsis avellaneoinversa'' - One Location * '' Ramariopsis tortuosa'' - One Location * '' Russula inquinata'' - Data Poor, One Location * '' Russula littoralis'' - One Location * '' Russula miniata'' - Data Poor, One Location * '' Russula papakaiensis'' - Data Poor, One Location * '' Russula pleurogena'' - One Location * '' Russula solitaria'' - Data Poor, One Location * '' Russula vivida'' McNabb, 1973 - Data Poor * '' Sarcosoma orientale'' * '' Squamanita squarrulosa'' - One Location * '' Thaxterogaster cartilagineus'' - One Location * Undescribed genus of
Trichocomaceae The Trichocomaceae are a family of fungi in the order Eurotiales. Taxa are saprobes with aggressive colonization strategies, adaptable to extreme environmental conditions. Family members are cosmopolitan in distribution, ubiquitous in soil, and ...
- Data Poor * '' Uredo chathamica'' - One Location * '' Uredo salicorniae'' * ''
Volvariella surrecta ''Volvariella surrecta'', commonly known as the piggyback rosegill, is an agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae. ''V. surrecta'' mushrooms have white or greyish silky-hairy caps up to in diameter, and white gills that turns pink in mat ...
'' - One Location * ''
Xylaria wellingtonensis ''Xylaria'' is a genus of ascomycetous fungi commonly found growing on dead wood. The name comes from the Greek ''xýlon'' meaning ''wood'' (see xylem). 'Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa' by Wijayawardene et al. lists up to (ca. 571) spec ...
'' - One Location * ''
Xylaria zealandica ''Xylaria'' is a genus of ascomycetous fungi commonly found growing on dead wood. The name comes from the Greek ''xýlon'' meaning ''wood'' (see xylem). 'Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa' by Wijayawardene et al. lists up to (ca. 571) spec ...
'' - One Location


Serious decline

* '' Melampsora novaezelandiae''


Gradual Decline

* ''
Diaporthe ''Diaporthe'' is a genus of endophytic filamentous fungal plant pathogens. ''Diaporthe'' species have been shown to transform the infection-inhibiting factors (+)-catechin and (−)-epicatechin into the 3,4-cis-dihydroxyflavan derivatives. Som ...
'' sp. 1 - Conservation Dependent, Human Induced * ''
Diaporthe ''Diaporthe'' is a genus of endophytic filamentous fungal plant pathogens. ''Diaporthe'' species have been shown to transform the infection-inhibiting factors (+)-catechin and (−)-epicatechin into the 3,4-cis-dihydroxyflavan derivatives. Som ...
'' sp. 2 - Conservation Dependent, Human Induced * '' Glonium'' sp. - Conservation Dependent, Extreme Fluctuations * '' Leucostoma'' sp. 1 - Conservation Dependent, Human Induced * '' Leucostoma'' sp. 2 - Conservation Dependent, Human Induced * ''
Pestalotiopsis ''Pestalotiopsis'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the Sporocadaceae family. Taxonomy The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by René Leopold Alix Ghislain Jules Steyaert in Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat. vol.19 on page 300 in 1949. T ...
'' sp. - Conservation Dependent, Extreme Fluctuations * ''
Phomopsis ''Phomopsis'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Diaporthaceae. It was previously in the Valsaceae family. Species 680 records are listed by Species Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal na ...
'' sp. - Conservation Dependent, One Location * '' Propolis desmoschoeni'' - Conservation Dependent, Extreme Fluctuations * ''
Seimatosporium Seimatosporium is a fungus genus within the family Sporocadaceae. They are saprobic or pathogenic on plants, and are called 'pestalotioid fungi'. ''Seimatosporium physocarpi'' was found in Russia on the dead branches of ''Physocarpus opulifolius' ...
'' sp. - Conservation Dependent, Extreme Fluctuations * '' Truncatella'' sp. - Conservation Dependent, Extreme Fluctuations


Sparse

* ''
Asterinella intensa ''Asterinella'' is a genus of fungi in the Microthyriaceae family. It is commonly found on decaying leaves or dead plants. Species As accepted by Species Fungorum; * '' Asterinella bangii'' * '' Asterinella brasiliensis'' * '' Asterinella bred ...
'' * '' Lophodermium kaikawakae'' * ''
Mycosphaerella ''Mycosphaerella'' is a genus of ascomycota. With more than 10,000 species, it is the largest genus of plant pathogen fungi. The following introduction about the fungal genus ''Mycosphaerella'' is copied (with permission) from the dissertation ...
'' sp. * '' Patellaria'' sp. * ''
Phyllosticta ''Phyllosticta'' is a genus of fungi. Many of the species in this genus are common and important plant pathogens. They typically infect the foliage and cause tannish-gray leaf spots with dark brown to purple borders. However, ''Phyllosticta'' may ...
'' sp. - Extreme Fluctuations


See also

* Conservation of fungi *
List of Chromista by conservation status , the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has evaluated the conservation status of 15 species within Chromista. The IUCN has not evaluated any protist species other than those in Phaeophyceae. No Chromista subspecies or subpopul ...
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Ophiocordyceps sinensis ''Ophiocordyceps sinensis'' (synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Cordyceps sinensis''), known colloquially as caterpillar fungus, is an entomopathogenic fungus (a fungus that grows on insects) in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. It is mainly found ...
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References

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Conservation status The conservation status of a group of organisms (for instance, a species) indicates whether the group still exists and how likely the group is to become extinct in the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing conservation ...
Fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...