Trauerschweber vs Lössackerbinse

Anthrax anthrax compared with Juncus capitatus

Key Differences

• Trauerschweber is Least Concern while Lössackerbinse is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Trauerschweber	Lössackerbinse
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Zweiflügler)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Bombyliidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Juncus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Juncus capitatus

Conservation Status

Trauerschweber

LC — Least Concern

Lössackerbinse

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Trauerschweber	Lössackerbinse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Trauerschweber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Lössackerbinse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 10 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Trauerschweber

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden