False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Hairy-legged Vampire 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	Diphylla
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Hairy-legged Vampire 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.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.