Anthracite Bee-fly vs Jaggery palm

Anthrax anthrax compared with Caryota urens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anthracite Bee-fly Jaggery palm
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Arecales (Arecales)
Family Bombyliidae Arecaceae
Genus Anthrax Caryota
Species Anthrax anthrax Caryota urens

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Jaggery palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anthracite Bee-fly Jaggery palm
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.

Jaggery palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Maldives, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Jaggery palm

No description available.

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