Anthracite Bee-fly vs Papyrus

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Papyrus
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Diptera (雙翅目)	Poales (禾本目)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Cyperus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Papyrus
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.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.