Anthracite Bee-fly vs Joshua Tree

Anthrax anthrax compared with Yucca brevifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Joshua Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Yucca
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Yucca brevifolia

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Joshua Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Joshua Tree
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.

Joshua Tree

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.