Anthracite Bee-fly vs Jumping cholla

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Cylindropuntia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Jumping cholla
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.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.