Anthracite Bee-fly vs mountain thistle

Anthrax anthrax compared with Acanthus montanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Acanthus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	mountain thistle
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 thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.