Awkward Clusterfly vs Paucident planigale

Pollenia rudis compared with Planigale gilesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Paucident planigale
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	Planigale
Species	Pollenia rudis	Planigale gilesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Awkward Clusterfly and Paucident planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Paucident planigale
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).

Paucident planigale

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.