Anthracite Bee-fly vs Moon cactus

Anthrax anthrax compared with Harrisia martinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Moon cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Diptera (แมลงวัน)	Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Harrisia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Harrisia martinii

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Moon cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Moon cactus
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.

Moon cactus

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Namibia, South Africa, and United States.

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.