Charcoal Goldeneye vs Floating Fern

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Charcoal Goldeneye is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Charcoal Goldeneye	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anthracobia	Salvinia
Species	Anthracobia macrocystis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Charcoal Goldeneye	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden