Alpine Brittlegill vs Long-nosed Echymipera

Russula nana compared with Echymipera rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Brittlegill	Long-nosed Echymipera
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Russulaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Russula	Echymipera
Species	Russula nana	Echymipera rufescens

Conservation Status

Alpine Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Long-nosed Echymipera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Brittlegill	Long-nosed Echymipera
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.

Long-nosed Echymipera

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.