Anthracite Bee-fly vs Long-legged bat tick

Anthrax anthrax compared with Ixodes vespertilionis

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Long-legged bat tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Long-legged bat tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Anthrax	Ixodes
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Ixodes vespertilionis

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Long-legged bat tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged bat tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Long-legged bat tick
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.

Long-legged bat tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden