Anthracite Bee-fly vs bastard toadflax

Anthrax anthrax compared with Thesium humifusum

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while bastard toadflax is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	bastard toadflax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Thesiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Thesium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Thesium humifusum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	bastard toadflax
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.

bastard toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.