Anthracite Bee-fly vs Fish-bone Cassia

Anthrax anthrax compared with Chamaecrista mimosoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anthracite Bee-fly Fish-bone Cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Bombyliidae Fabaceae
Genus Anthrax Chamaecrista
Species Anthrax anthrax Chamaecrista mimosoides

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Fish-bone Cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anthracite Bee-fly Fish-bone Cassia
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.

Fish-bone Cassia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

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.

Fish-bone Cassia

No description available.

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