Anthracite Bee-fly vs pignut

Anthrax anthrax compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Mesosphaerum
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.