Anthracite Bee-fly vs Monkey-thorn

Anthrax anthrax compared with Senegalia galpinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Monkey-thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bombyliidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Senegalia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Senegalia galpinii

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Monkey-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Monkey-thorn
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.

Monkey-thorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.