Anthracite Bee-fly vs Elephant Palm

Anthrax anthrax compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Borassus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Elephant Palm
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.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

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.