Anthracite Bee-fly vs corn buttercup

Anthrax anthrax compared with Ranunculus arvensis

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while corn buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	corn buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Ranunculus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Ranunculus arvensis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

corn buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	corn buttercup
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.

corn buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden