Anthracite Bee-fly vs Northern Raphia

Anthrax anthrax compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Raphia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Northern Raphia
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.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.