Anthracite Bee-fly vs Tufted Sedge

Anthrax anthrax compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Tufted Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Bulbostylis
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Tufted Sedge
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.

Tufted Sedge

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.