vs Lofty Pericote

Disciseda candida compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• is Critically Endangered while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cricetidae
Genus	Disciseda	Auliscomys
Species	Disciseda candida	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Disciseda candida es un pequeño gastromiceto similar a un bejín con cuerpo fructífero esférico aplanado de color blanco a crema que se desprende de su base subterránea al madurar. Habita suelos calcáreos y arenosos secos en ambientes estépicos y de pastizales secos en Europa central y oriental. Este hongo saprótrofo descompone materia orgánica en suelos de pastizales áridos y dispersa esporas cuando su peridio papiráceo se fragmenta.