Anthracite Bee-fly vs Sour Prickle

Anthrax anthrax compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Opuntia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sour Prickle
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.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.