Anthracite Bee-fly vs Duckweed

Anthrax anthrax compared with Lemna aequinoctialis

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Araceae
Genus	Anthrax	Lemna
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Lemna aequinoctialis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Duckweed
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.

Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), 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.