Anthracite Bee-fly vs jumbie-pineapple

Anthrax anthrax compared with Tillandsia utriculata

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while jumbie-pineapple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	jumbie-pineapple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bombyliidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Tillandsia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Tillandsia utriculata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

jumbie-pineapple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	jumbie-pineapple
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.

jumbie-pineapple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.