storporig brandticka
Pycnoporellus alboluteus
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Polyporales
Family
Pycnoporellaceae
Genus
Pycnoporellus
storporig brandticka belongs to the family Pycnoporellaceae, order Polyporales, within the Agaricomycetes class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Pycnoporellus alboluteus faces severe threats from widespread deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its range, particularly affecting old-growth forest ecosystems essential for its survival. Climate change is altering forest composition and moisture regimes, while logging activities remove the large dead trees this fungus requires as substrate.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Old-growth coniferous and mixed forests, particularly on dead or dying trees of spruce, fir, and pine species in temperate and boreal regions. Requires specific moisture conditions and substrate characteristics found in mature forest ecosystems with substantial deadwood components.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Pycnoporellus alboluteus faces severe threats from widespread deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its range, particularly affecting old-growth forest ecosystems essential for its survival. Climate change is altering forest composition and moisture regimes, while logging activities remove the large dead trees this fungus requires as substrate.
Climate change altering forest moisture and temperature regimes
Deforestation and logging of old-growth forests
Habitat fragmentation reducing suitable substrate availability
Air pollution affecting forest ecosystem health
Loss of host tree species through forest management practices
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). storporig brandticka (Pycnoporellus alboluteus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/storporig-brandticka