Charcoal Goldeneye vs Mallard

Anthracobia macrocystis compared with Anas platyrhynchos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Charcoal Goldeneye	Mallard
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Ascomycota (पुट कवक)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Anseriformes (ऐन्सरीफोर्मीस)
Family	Pyronemataceae	Anatidae
Genus	Anthracobia	Anas
Species	Anthracobia macrocystis	Anas platyrhynchos

Conservation Status

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Mallard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Charcoal Goldeneye	Mallard
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.

Mallard

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bhutan, Nepal), Europe (7 countries), North America (Barbados, El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 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.

Mallard

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden