Anthracite Bee-fly vs sheet-web spiders

Anthrax anthrax compared with Erigone dentosa

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while sheet-web spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	sheet-web spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Bombyliidae	Linyphiidae
Genus	Anthrax	Erigone
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Erigone dentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and sheet-web spiders share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

sheet-web spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	sheet-web spiders
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.

sheet-web spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway