Anthracite Bee-fly vs Adjir

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Adjir
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Diptera (ذوات الجناحين)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Cyperus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Adjir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Adjir
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.

Adjir

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal