Anthracite Bee-fly vs Black Mining Bee

Anthrax anthrax compared with Andrena pilipes

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Black Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Black Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Diptera (двукрылые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family	Bombyliidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anthrax	Andrena
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Andrena pilipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Black Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Black Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Black Mining Bee
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.

Black Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, 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.

Black Mining Bee

The Black Mining Bee (Andrena pilipes) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden