Anthracite Bee-fly vs Escribano Cerillo

Anthrax anthrax compared with Emberiza citrinella

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Escribano Cerillo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Escribano Cerillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family	Bombyliidae	Emberizidae
Genus	Anthrax	Emberiza
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Emberiza citrinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Escribano Cerillo share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Escribano Cerillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Escribano Cerillo
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.

Escribano Cerillo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). 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.

Escribano Cerillo

El escribano cerillo (Emberiza citrinella) está clasificado como Casi Amenazado (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Es un pequeño emberícido que habita campos de cultivo abiertos, setos y linderos forestales de Europa y Asia occidental; los machos muestran una llamativa cabeza y pecho amarillos. La intensificación agrícola, con la consiguiente reducción del alimento y los cambios en el hábitat, ha provocado un rápido declive en numerosos países europeos.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden