Anthracite Bee-fly vs Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

Anthrax anthrax compared with Carex alopecoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Brown-Headed Fox 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 alopecoidea

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Brown-Headed Fox 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.

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Brown-Headed Fox Sedge

The Brown-headed Fox Sedge (Carex alopecoidea) is a species in the genus Carex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.