Anthracite Bee-fly vs Black Clock

Anthrax anthrax compared with Pterostichus madidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Black Clock
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bombyliidae	Carabidae
Genus	Anthrax	Pterostichus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Pterostichus madidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Black Clock share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Black Clock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Black Clock
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 Clock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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 Clock

The Black Clock (Pterostichus madidus) is a species in the genus Pterostichus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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