Charcoal Goldeneye vs Spiny sowthistle

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Sonchus asper

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Charcoal Goldeneye Spiny sowthistle
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Pezizales (Pezizales) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Pyronemataceae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Anthracobia Sonchus
Species Anthracobia macrocystis Sonchus asper

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Spiny sowthistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Charcoal Goldeneye Spiny sowthistle
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.

Spiny sowthistle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (7 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.

Spiny sowthistle

No description available.

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