Antrocaryon vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Antrocaryon micraster compared with Lucilia illustris

Key Differences

• Antrocaryon is Vulnerable while Illustrious Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antrocaryon	Illustrious Greenbottle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Antrocaryon	Lucilia
Species	Antrocaryon micraster	Lucilia illustris

Conservation Status

Antrocaryon

VU — Vulnerable

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antrocaryon	Illustrious Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antrocaryon

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Antrocaryon

The Antrocaryon (Antrocaryon micraster) is a species in the genus Antrocaryon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.