Anthracite Bee-fly vs Mediterranean onion

Anthrax anthrax compared with Allium paniculatum

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Mediterranean onion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mediterranean onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Allium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Allium paniculatum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mediterranean onion
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.

Mediterranean onion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.