Common Grey Disco vs Formosan Serow

Mollisia cinerea compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Grey Disco	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Mollisiaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Mollisia	Capricornis
Species	Mollisia cinerea	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Common Grey Disco

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Grey Disco	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.