Anthracite Bee-fly vs dead-rat-tree

Anthrax anthrax compared with Adansonia digitata

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while dead-rat-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	dead-rat-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Adansonia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Adansonia digitata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

dead-rat-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	dead-rat-tree
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.

dead-rat-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.