Anthracite Bee-fly vs Elegant Crescentchest

Anthrax anthrax compared with Melanopareia elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Elegant Crescentchest
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Bombyliidae	Melanopareiidae
Genus	Anthrax	Melanopareia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Melanopareia elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Crescentchest

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Elegant Crescentchest
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.

Elegant Crescentchest

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

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.