Alpine Brittlegill vs Chestnut dunnart

Russula nana compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• Alpine Brittlegill is Least Concern while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Brittlegill	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Russulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Russula	Sminthopsis
Species	Russula nana	Sminthopsis archeri

Conservation Status

Alpine Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Brittlegill	Chestnut dunnart
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.

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.