Anthracite Bee-fly vs Mountain Ricegrass

Anthrax anthrax compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bombyliidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrax	Piptatheropsis
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mountain Ricegrass
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.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.