Anthracite Bee-fly vs Stemless Gentian

Anthrax anthrax compared with Gentiana acaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Stemless Gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Gentiana
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Gentiana acaulis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Stemless Gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Stemless Gentian
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.

Stemless Gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.