False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asilidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Leptarthrus	Pygathrix
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
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.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.