False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asilidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Carollia
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Gray Short-tailed 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.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.