Anthracite Bee-fly vs Dickie's bladder-fern

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cystopteris dickieana

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Dickie's bladder-fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dickie's bladder-fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Cystopteris
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cystopteris dickieana

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Dickie's bladder-fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dickie's bladder-fern
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.

Dickie's bladder-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.