Anthracite Bee-fly vs Graceful Spiderhead

Anthrax anthrax compared with Serruria pinnata

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Graceful Spiderhead is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Graceful Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Serruria
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Serruria pinnata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Spiderhead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Graceful Spiderhead
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.

Graceful Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.