Anthracite Bee-fly vs Floating Fern

Anthrax anthrax compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Salvinia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Floating 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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.