Crowded Brittlegill vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Russula densifolia compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowded Brittlegill	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Russulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Russula	Alticola
Species	Russula densifolia	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Crowded Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowded Brittlegill	Lemming Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowded Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.