Anthracite Bee-fly vs Red spider mite

Anthrax anthrax compared with Tetranychus ludeni

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Red spider mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red spider mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Trombidiformes (Trombidiformes)
Family	Bombyliidae	Tetranychidae
Genus	Anthrax	Tetranychus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Tetranychus ludeni

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Red spider mite share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Red spider mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red spider mite
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 spider mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden