Charcoal Goldeneye vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Charcoal Goldeneye	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Anthracobia	Cladonia
Species	Anthracobia macrocystis	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Charcoal Goldeneye and Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Ascomycota. (Sac Fungi)

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Charcoal Goldeneye	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
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.

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 4 countries:

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