Anthracite Bee-fly vs Murray's skate

Anthrax anthrax compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anthracite Bee-fly Murray's skate
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Elasmobranchii
Order Diptera (Diptera) Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family Bombyliidae Arhynchobatidae
Genus Anthrax Bathyraja
Species Anthrax anthrax Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anthracite Bee-fly Murray's skate
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.

Murray's skate

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.

Murray's skate

No description available.

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