Black-Based Cluster Fly vs Горбатый кит

Pollenia labialis compared with Megaptera novaeangliae

Key Differences

• Black-Based Cluster Fly is Least Concern while Горбатый кит is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Горбатый кит
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Diptera (двукрылые)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Polleniidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Pollenia	Megaptera (Humpback Whales)
Species	Pollenia labialis	Megaptera novaeangliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Based Cluster Fly and Горбатый кит share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Black-Based Cluster Fly

LC — Least Concern

Горбатый кит

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~80.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Горбатый кит
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	15.0 m
Average Weight	—	30.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Based Cluster Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Горбатый кит

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-Based Cluster Fly

The Black-Based Cluster Fly (Pollenia labialis) is a species in the genus Pollenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Горбатый кит

Among the most acrobatic of the great whales, humpback whales are renowned for their complex, haunting songs sung by males during breeding season — some lasting hours and evolving over time. Reaching 16 meters and 30 tonnes, they undertake the longest migrations of any mammal. Found in all oceans, humpbacks feed on krill and small fish using cooperative bubble-net feeding. Populations have largely recovered from historic whaling.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden