False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asilidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Saccopteryx
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Saccopteryx bilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Greater Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Greater Sac-winged 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.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.