Anthracite Bee-fly vs false pepperwort

Anthrax anthrax compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Marsilea
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.