Anthracite Bee-fly vs Dog tick

Anthrax anthrax compared with Ixodes canisuga

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Dog tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dog tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Arachnida (aracnídeo)
Order	Diptera (Mosca)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Anthrax	Ixodes
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Ixodes canisuga

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Dog tick share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (artrópode)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dog tick
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.

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden