Alpine Brittlegill vs Mountain Gazelle

Russula nana compared with Gazella gazella

Key Differences

• Alpine Brittlegill is Least Concern while Mountain Gazelle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Brittlegill	Mountain Gazelle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Russulaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Russula	Gazella
Species	Russula nana	Gazella gazella

Conservation Status

Alpine Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Gazelle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Brittlegill	Mountain Gazelle
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.

Mountain Gazelle

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.