Black-bellied Clusterfly vs Midday Jird

Pollenia amentaria compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bellied Clusterfly	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polleniidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pollenia	Meriones
Species	Pollenia amentaria	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bellied Clusterfly and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bellied Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bellied Clusterfly	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bellied Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-bellied Clusterfly

The Black-bellied Clusterfly (Pollenia amentaria) 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.