Anthracite Bee-fly vs Dusky Purpletuft

Anthrax anthrax compared with Iodopleura fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dusky Purpletuft
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Anthrax	Iodopleura
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Iodopleura fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Dusky Purpletuft share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Purpletuft

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dusky Purpletuft
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.

Dusky Purpletuft

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

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.