Anthracite Bee-fly vs Cuban Pine

Anthrax anthrax compared with Pinus cubensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Cuban Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Bombyliidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Anthrax	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Pinus cubensis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Cuban Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Cuban Pine
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.

Cuban Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Cuba.

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.