Anthracite Bee-fly vs dooryard sowbug

Anthrax anthrax compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Malacostraca (Lớp Giáp mềm)
Order	Diptera (Ruồi)	Isopoda (Bộ Chân đều)
Family	Bombyliidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Anthrax	Porcellio
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (động vật Chân khớp)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden