Anthracite Bee-fly vs Thatch palm

Anthrax anthrax compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Sabal
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.