Anthracite Bee-fly vs sand muhly

Anthrax anthrax compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bombyliidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthrax	Muhlenbergia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	sand muhly
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.

sand muhly

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.