Dashed Slender Robberfly vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Leptogaster guttiventris compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Dashed Slender Robberfly is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dashed Slender Robberfly	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asilidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Leptogaster	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Leptogaster guttiventris	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dashed Slender Robberfly and Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dashed Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dashed Slender Robberfly	Moluccan Flying Fox
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.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.