False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Acerodon jubatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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	Acerodon
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Acerodon jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Golden-capped Fruit 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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.