Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Pollenia angustigena compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polleniidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Pollenia	Dologale
Species	Pollenia angustigena	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly	Pousargues’s 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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.