Charcoal Goldeneye vs dooryard sowbug

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Charcoal Goldeneye	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Anthracobia	Porcellio
Species	Anthracobia macrocystis	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Charcoal Goldeneye	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Charcoal Goldeneye

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Charcoal Goldeneye

The Charcoal Goldeneye (Anthracobia macrocystis) is a species in the genus Anthracobia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden