Anthracite Bee-fly vs Balloon vine

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cardiospermum halicacabum

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Balloon vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Balloon vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Cardiospermum
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cardiospermum halicacabum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Balloon vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Balloon vine
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.

Balloon vine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Balloon vine

The Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) is a species in the genus Cardiospermum. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.