Dashed Slender Robberfly vs European Mole

Leptogaster guttiventris compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dashed Slender Robberfly	European Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asilidae	Talpidae
Genus	Leptogaster	Talpa
Species	Leptogaster guttiventris	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Dashed Slender Robberfly and European Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dashed Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dashed Slender Robberfly	European Mole
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.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden