Anthracite Bee-fly vs Sanderson Bumble Bee

Anthrax anthrax compared with Bombus sandersoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sanderson Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bombyliidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Anthrax	Bombus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Bombus sandersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Sanderson Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Sanderson Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sanderson Bumble Bee
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.

Sanderson Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.