Awkward Clusterfly vs Black-capped Fruit Bat

Pollenia rudis compared with Chironax melanocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Black-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polleniidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pollenia	Chironax
Species	Pollenia rudis	Chironax melanocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Awkward Clusterfly and Black-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Black-capped Fruit Bat
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).

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.