Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Pollenia angustigena compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly is Least Concern while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polleniidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Pollenia	Mungotictis
Species	Pollenia angustigena	Mungotictis decemlineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly and Narrow-striped Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.