Anthracite Bee-fly vs Norway Maple

Anthrax anthrax compared with Acer platanoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anthracite Bee-fly Norway 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 platanoides

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Norway Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anthracite Bee-fly Norway 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.

Norway Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.

Norway Maple

No description available.

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