Dashed Slender Robberfly vs East African Arvicanthis

Leptogaster guttiventris compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dashed Slender Robberfly	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asilidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Leptogaster	Arvicanthis
Species	Leptogaster guttiventris	Arvicanthis nairobae

Evolutionary Relationship

Dashed Slender Robberfly and East African Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dashed Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dashed Slender Robberfly	East African Arvicanthis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dashed Slender Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

East African Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.