Anthracite Bee-fly vs White Cheese Polypore

Anthrax anthrax compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Tyromyces
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.