Anthracite Bee-fly vs bog-asphodel

Anthrax anthrax compared with Narthecium americanum

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while bog-asphodel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	bog-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Nartheciaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Narthecium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Narthecium americanum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	bog-asphodel
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.

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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

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.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.