Charcoal Goldeneye vs Yellow Dodder

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Charcoal Goldeneye is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Charcoal Goldeneye Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Pezizales (Pezizales) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Pyronemataceae Convolvulaceae
Genus Anthracobia Cuscuta
Species Anthracobia macrocystis Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Charcoal Goldeneye Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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