Anthracite Bee-fly vs Slender-billed Xenops

Anthrax anthrax compared with Xenops tenuirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Slender-billed Xenops
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Bombyliidae	Furnariidae
Genus	Anthrax	Xenops
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Xenops tenuirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Slender-billed Xenops share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Slender-billed Xenops

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Slender-billed Xenops
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.

Slender-billed Xenops

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.