Anthracite Bee-fly vs toothed wrack

Anthrax anthrax compared with Fucus serratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	toothed wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Fucus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Fucus serratus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	toothed wrack
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.

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.