Anthracite Bee-fly vs Prickly Coontail

Anthrax anthrax compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Ceratophyllum
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

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.