Awkward Clusterfly vs Azorean predacious diving beetle

Pollenia rudis compared with Agabus godmanni

Key Differences

• Awkward Clusterfly is Least Concern while Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Azorean predacious diving beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Polleniidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Pollenia	Agabus
Species	Pollenia rudis	Agabus godmanni

Evolutionary Relationship

Awkward Clusterfly and Azorean predacious diving beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Azorean predacious diving beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Awkward Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Azorean predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Awkward Clusterfly

The Awkward Clusterfly (Pollenia rudis) is a species in the genus Pollenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Azorean predacious diving beetle

The Azorean predacious diving beetle (Agabus godmanni) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal