Anthracite Bee-fly vs black-spiked sedge

Anthrax anthrax compared with Carex melanostachya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	black-spiked sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Carex
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Carex melanostachya

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

black-spiked sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	black-spiked sedge
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-spiked sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Russia, 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-spiked sedge

The Black-spiked sedge (Carex melanostachya) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden