The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently updated its Red List of Threatened Species to include an additional 482 fungi, bringing the total to roughly 1,300 species of mushrooms, puffballs and other fungi. More than 400 of the species assessed are at risk of extinction, primarily threatened by agricultural expansion, deforestation and climate change, according to the IUCN’s latest update.
By Bobby Bascomb
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/nearly-one-third-of-fungi-on-iucn-red-list-are-threatened-with-extinction/
