False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Flower-faced Bat

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asilidae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Anthops
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Anthops ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Flower-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Flower-faced Bat
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.

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.