Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly vs Pale Gerbil

Pollenia angustigena compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly	Pale Gerbil
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	Gerbillus
Species	Pollenia angustigena	Gerbillus perpallidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly	Pale Gerbil
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.

Pale Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.