Anthracite Bee-fly vs Prickly Pole

Anthrax anthrax compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Bactris
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Prickly Pole
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 Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.