Allspice vs Anthracite Bee-fly

Pimenta dioica compared with Anthrax anthrax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allspice	Anthracite Bee-fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Myrtaceae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Pimenta	Anthrax
Species	Pimenta dioica	Anthrax anthrax

Conservation Status

Allspice

LC — Least Concern

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allspice	Anthracite Bee-fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allspice

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Anthracite Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Allspice

The Allspice (Pimenta dioica) is a species in the genus Pimenta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found.

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.