Anthracite Bee-fly vs king protea

Anthrax anthrax compared with Protea cynaroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	king protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Protea
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Protea cynaroides

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

king protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	king protea
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.

king protea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.