Anthracite Bee-fly vs Watkins fig

Anthrax anthrax compared with Ficus watkinsiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Watkins fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bombyliidae	Moraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Ficus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Ficus watkinsiana

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Watkins fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Watkins fig
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.

Watkins fig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Italy.

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.