Awkward Clusterfly vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Pollenia rudis compared with Dasycercus blythi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Polleniidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pollenia	Dasycercus
Species	Pollenia rudis	Dasycercus blythi

Evolutionary Relationship

Awkward Clusterfly and Brush-tailed Mulgara share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Brush-tailed Mulgara
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).

Brush-tailed Mulgara

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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.