Anthracite Bee-fly vs Ethiopian-pepper

Anthrax anthrax compared with Xylopia aethiopica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ethiopian-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Xylopia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Xylopia aethiopica

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Ethiopian-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ethiopian-pepper
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.

Ethiopian-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.