Little Clusterfly vs Midday Jird

Pollenia griseotomentosa compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little 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 griseotomentosa	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Little Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Clusterfly	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little 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.