Anthracite Bee-fly vs Bleeding-Heart

Anthrax anthrax compared with Dicentra formosa

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Bleeding-Heart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bleeding-Heart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Dicentra
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Dicentra formosa

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Bleeding-Heart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bleeding-Heart
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.

Bleeding-Heart

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 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.

Bleeding-Heart

The Bleeding-Heart (Dicentra formosa) is a species in the genus Dicentra. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.