Trauerschweber vs Rau-Fuchsschwanz

Anthrax anthrax compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

• Trauerschweber is Least Concern while Rau-Fuchsschwanz is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Trauerschweber	Rau-Fuchsschwanz
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Zweiflügler)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Bombyliidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Amaranthus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Trauerschweber

LC — Least Concern

Rau-Fuchsschwanz

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Trauerschweber	Rau-Fuchsschwanz
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.

Rau-Fuchsschwanz

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

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