Anthracite Bee-fly vs Stinking Earthfan

Anthrax anthrax compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Thelephora
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.