Anthracite Bee-fly vs Mingan Grapefern

Anthrax anthrax compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Mingan Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mingan Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Botrychium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Botrychium minganense

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mingan Grapefern
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.

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.