Anthracite Bee-fly vs Mexican vanilla

Anthrax anthrax compared with Vanilla mexicana

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Mexican vanilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mexican vanilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Vanilla
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Vanilla mexicana

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mexican vanilla
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.

Mexican vanilla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, 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.