Anthracite Bee-fly vs Prickly Heath

Anthrax anthrax compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Gaultheria
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.