Alpine Brittlegill vs Lang's Red Colobus

Russula nana compared with Piliocolobus langi

Key Differences

• Alpine Brittlegill is Least Concern while Lang's Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Brittlegill	Lang's Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Russulaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Russula	Piliocolobus
Species	Russula nana	Piliocolobus langi

Conservation Status

Alpine Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Lang's Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Brittlegill	Lang's Red Colobus
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.

Lang's Red Colobus

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.