Anthracite Bee-fly vs black-bindweed

Anthrax anthrax compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	black-bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Dioscorea
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Dioscorea communis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	black-bindweed
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.

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

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.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden