Common Grey Disco vs Mérida Brocket

Mollisia cinerea compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Common Grey Disco is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Grey Disco	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Leotiomycetes (ملاسانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Helotiales (مسماريات)	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)
Family	Mollisiaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Mollisia	Mazama
Species	Mollisia cinerea	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Common Grey Disco

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Grey Disco	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Grey Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Common Grey Disco

<em>Mollisia cinerea</em>, commonly known as the common grey disco, is a saprotrophic fungus belonging to the genus Mollisia within the family Mollisiaceae. This species is native to Europe, with a documented range spanning Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Common grey disco is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically produces small, disc-shaped ascocarps with a grey to brownish-grey upper surface, typically emerging on decaying wood and plant debris in moist woodland habitats. As a decomposer, it plays an important ecological role in nutrient cycling within temperate forest ecosystems. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.