Anthracite Bee-fly vs Ascending Grapefern

Anthrax anthrax compared with Botrychium ascendens

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ascending Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Botrychium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Botrychium ascendens

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ascending Grapefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anthracite Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.