Awkward Clusterfly vs Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

Pollenia rudis compared with Miniopterus egeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Eger’s Long-fingered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polleniidae	Miniopteridae
Genus	Pollenia	Miniopterus
Species	Pollenia rudis	Miniopterus egeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Awkward Clusterfly and Eger’s Long-fingered Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Eger’s Long-fingered 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).

Eger’s Long-fingered 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.