Anthracite Bee-fly vs stinking goosefoot

Anthrax anthrax compared with Chenopodium vulvaria

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while stinking goosefoot is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	stinking goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Mosca)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Chenopodium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Chenopodium vulvaria

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

stinking goosefoot

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	stinking goosefoot
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.

stinking goosefoot

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically 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.