Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Common Grey Disco

Agabus godmanni compared with Mollisia cinerea

Key Differences

Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Common Grey Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Common Grey Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Leotiomycetes (Леоциомицеты)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Helotiales (Гелоциевые)
Family	Dytiscidae	Mollisiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Mollisia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Mollisia cinerea

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Common Grey Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Common Grey Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azorean predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Common Grey Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Azorean predacious diving beetle

The Azorean predacious diving beetle (Agabus godmanni) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.