False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Vampyrodes major

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Great Stripe-faced 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	Vampyrodes
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Vampyrodes major

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Great Stripe-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Great Stripe-faced 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.

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.