Anthracite Bee-fly vs Flat Wrack

Anthrax anthrax compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Fucus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 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.