Anthracite Bee-fly vs Hairy Marron

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cherax tenuimanus

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Hairy Marron is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Hairy Marron
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Bombyliidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Anthrax	Cherax
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cherax tenuimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Hairy Marron share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

View Phylum: Arthropoda

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Marron

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Hairy Marron
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.

Hairy Marron

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa, Tunisia), Asia (China, Malaysia), Europe (Germany, Norway), North America (Panama), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.