Angled Burr Cucumber vs Anthracite Bee-fly

Sicyos angulatus compared with Anthrax anthrax

Key Differences

• Angled Burr Cucumber is Not Evaluated while Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled Burr Cucumber	Anthracite Bee-fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Sicyos	Anthrax
Species	Sicyos angulatus	Anthrax anthrax

Conservation Status

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled Burr Cucumber	Anthracite Bee-fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Anthracite Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Anthracite Bee-fly

The Anthracite Bee-fly (Anthrax anthrax) is a species in the genus Anthrax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden