False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asilidae	Soricidae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Sorex
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.