Anthracite Bee-fly vs Forcipate Firetail

Anthrax anthrax compared with Telebasis versicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Forcipate Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Bombyliidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anthrax	Telebasis
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Telebasis versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Forcipate Firetail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Forcipate Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Forcipate Firetail
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.

Forcipate Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.