Anthracite Bee-fly vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Anthrax anthrax compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Hydnellum
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.