False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Gilliard's 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	Leptarthrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Gilliard's Flying Fox
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.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.