Anthracite Bee-fly vs Beech Knight

Anthrax anthrax compared with Tricholoma sciodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Beech Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diptera (Mosca)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Bombyliidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Anthrax	Tricholoma
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Tricholoma sciodes

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Beech Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Beech Knight
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.

Beech Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Beech Knight

The Beech Knight (Tricholoma sciodes) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.