Anthracite Bee-fly vs Bladder Fern

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Cystopteris
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bladder 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.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden