Anthracite Bee-fly vs Black-Widow

Anthrax anthrax compared with Geranium phaeum

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Black-Widow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Black-Widow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Geranium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Geranium phaeum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Black-Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Black-Widow
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-Widow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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-Widow

The Black-Widow (Geranium phaeum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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