Anthracite Bee-fly vs Hairy Snakefern

Anthrax anthrax compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Microgramma
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Hairy Snakefern
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.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.