Anthracite Bee-fly vs Blue Forget-Me-Not

Anthrax anthrax compared with Myosotis stricta

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Blue Forget-Me-Not is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Blue Forget-Me-Not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Myosotis
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Myosotis stricta

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Blue Forget-Me-Not

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Blue Forget-Me-Not
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.

Blue Forget-Me-Not

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Blue Forget-Me-Not

The Blue Forget Me Not (Myosotis stricta) is a species in the genus Myosotis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.