Bleached Brittlegill vs Long-tailed dunnart

Russula exalbicans compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bleached Brittlegill Long-tailed 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 exalbicans Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

Bleached Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bleached Brittlegill Long-tailed dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleached Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleached Brittlegill

The Bleached Brittlegill (Russula exalbicans) 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.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

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