Awkward Clusterfly vs Greater Chinese Mole

Pollenia rudis compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polleniidae	Talpidae
Genus	Pollenia	Euroscaptor
Species	Pollenia rudis	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

Awkward Clusterfly and Greater Chinese Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Greater Chinese Mole
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).

Greater Chinese Mole

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.