False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Jungle Shrew

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asilidae	Soricidae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Suncus
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.