Anthracite Bee-fly vs Hortle's whipray

Anthrax anthrax compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Bombyliidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Anthrax	Pateobatis
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Hortle's whipray
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.

Hortle's whipray

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.