Common Grey Disco vs Iberian Mole

Mollisia cinerea compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Grey Disco	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Леоциомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Helotiales (Гелоциевые)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Mollisiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Mollisia	Talpa
Species	Mollisia cinerea	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Common Grey Disco

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Grey Disco	Iberian Mole
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.

Iberian Mole

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.