Anthracite Bee-fly vs southern elder

Anthrax anthrax compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Sambucus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.