Anthracite Bee-fly vs Leafless Ballart

Anthrax anthrax compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Exocarpos
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

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.