Anthracite Bee-fly vs Princess vine

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cissus verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Princess vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Cissus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cissus verticillata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Princess vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Princess vine
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.

Princess vine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.