Briar Discus vs Montane Water Vole

Aleurodiscus aurantius compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

Briar Discus is Data Deficient while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Briar Discus	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stereaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Arvicola
Species	Aleurodiscus aurantius	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Briar Discus

DD — Data Deficient

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Briar Discus	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Briar Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Briar Discus

The Briar Discus (Aleurodiscus aurantius) is a species in the genus Aleurodiscus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.