Anthracite Bee-fly vs Red Ammannia

Anthrax anthrax compared with Ammannia senegalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red Ammannia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Ammannia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Ammannia senegalensis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Red Ammannia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red Ammannia
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.

Red Ammannia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Greece.

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.