Awkward Clusterfly vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Pollenia rudis compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Awkward Clusterfly is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polleniidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Pollenia	Lepilemur
Species	Pollenia rudis	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Awkward Clusterfly and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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).

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.