Anthracite Bee-fly vs rounded rustwort

Anthrax anthrax compared with Marsupella sparsifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	rounded rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Marsupella
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Marsupella sparsifolia

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	rounded rustwort
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.

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.