Panaeolus sylvaticus
Panaeolus sylvaticus. Photo: Alexandre G. S. Silva-Filho.
Panaeolus sylvaticus is a recently described saprotrophic fungal species that is found growing on highly decomposed plant debris. So far, there are seven registers of the species from two localities, both inside the southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. It is expected that the species is distributed throughout the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, within seasonal semideciduous forest areas. The species and its habitat are threatened mainly by urban development, fire, deforestation, agriculture, and climate change. Based on the threats to the species and its known and estimated population parameters, P. sylvaticus is considered Vulnerable based on IUCN C2a(ii) criterion.
P. sylvaticus distribution map. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/209594992/209595913#taxonomy.
References
Calaça, F., Martins da Cunha, K., Costa-Rezende, D.H., Westphalen, M., Alves-Silva, G. & Drechsler-Santos, E.R. 2022. Panaeolus sylvaticus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T209594992A209595913. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T209594992A209595913.en. Accessed on 03 August 2022.
