Alpine Brittlegill vs Butterfly-leaf

Russula nana compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Brittlegill	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Russulaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Russula	Adenolobus
Species	Russula nana	Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Brittlegill	Butterfly-leaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Brittlegill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alpine Brittlegill

The Alpine Brittlegill (Russula nana) is a species in the genus Russula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.