Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Pollenia angustigena compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polleniidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Pollenia	Dipodomys
Species	Pollenia angustigena	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly	Ord's kangaroo rat
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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.