Anthracite Bee-fly vs Light Red Meranti

Anthrax anthrax compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Shorea
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

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.