Anthracite Bee-fly vs Spring vetch

Anthrax anthrax compared with Vicia lathyroides

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Spring vetch is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Spring vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Diptera (ハエ目)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Bombyliidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Vicia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Vicia lathyroides

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Spring vetch

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Spring vetch
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.

Spring vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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