Black-Based Cluster Fly vs Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Pollenia labialis compared with Andigena nigrirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Polleniidae	Ramphastidae
Genus	Pollenia	Andigena
Species	Pollenia labialis	Andigena nigrirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Based Cluster Fly and Black-billed Mountain-Toucan share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-Based Cluster Fly

LC — Least Concern

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Based Cluster Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-Based Cluster Fly

The Black-Based Cluster Fly (Pollenia labialis) 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.

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan

Black-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway