Anthracite Bee-fly vs Montpellier Maple

Anthrax anthrax compared with Acer monspessulanum

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Montpellier Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Montpellier Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Acer
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Acer monspessulanum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Montpellier Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Montpellier Maple
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.

Montpellier Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden