Anthracite Bee-fly vs Common Ink Cap

Anthrax anthrax compared with Coprinopsis atramentaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Common Ink Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diptera (Çift kanatlılar)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Bombyliidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Coprinopsis
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Coprinopsis atramentaria

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Common Ink Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Common Ink Cap
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.

Common Ink Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.

Common Ink Cap

<em>Coprinopsis atramentaria</em>, commonly known as the common ink cap, is a saprotrophic fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, with a distribution spanning Asia (including Taiwan), Europe, and North America. The species typically grows on forest floors, buried wood, stumps, and other decomposing woody substrates in temperate regions. As a saprotroph, it plays an important ecological role in breaking down organic matter. The common ink cap is notable for containing coprine, a compound that inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase and causes unpleasant reactions when consumed with alcohol. Diet information for this species is not available in current records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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