Charcoal Goldeneye vs Variable flatsedge

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Charcoal Goldeneye	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthracobia	Cyperus
Species	Anthracobia macrocystis	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Charcoal Goldeneye	Variable flatsedge
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.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal