Anthracite Bee-fly vs Manatee Grass

Anthrax anthrax compared with Syringodium filiforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Manatee Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Syringodium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Syringodium filiforme

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Manatee Grass
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.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.