Common Grey Disco vs Haviside s Dolphin

Mollisia cinerea compared with Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Key Differences

• Common Grey Disco is Least Concern while Haviside s Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Grey Disco	Haviside s Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Mollisiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Mollisia	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Mollisia cinerea	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Conservation Status

Common Grey Disco

LC — Least Concern

Haviside s Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Grey Disco	Haviside s Dolphin
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.

Haviside s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.