Anthracite Bee-fly vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Anthrax anthrax compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Colchicum
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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

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.