Anthracite Bee-fly vs Elastic grass

Anthrax anthrax compared with Eragrostis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Elastic grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Elastic grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bombyliidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrax	Eragrostis
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Eragrostis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Elastic grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Elastic grass
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.

Elastic grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.