Anthracite Bee-fly vs Year Bean

Anthrax anthrax compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bombyliidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Phaseolus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.