Charcoal Goldeneye vs Thrip

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Charcoal Goldeneye is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Charcoal Goldeneye	Thrip
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Thripidae
Genus	Anthracobia	Hercinothrips
Species	Anthracobia macrocystis	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Charcoal Goldeneye	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden