Charcoal Goldeneye vs Prickly Heath

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Charcoal Goldeneye is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Charcoal Goldeneye	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthracobia	Gaultheria
Species	Anthracobia macrocystis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Charcoal Goldeneye	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden