False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Fringed Long-footed Myotis

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Myotis fimbriatus

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Fringed Long-footed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Fringed Long-footed Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asilidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Myotis
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Myotis fimbriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Fringed Long-footed Myotis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Fringed Long-footed Myotis
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.

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.