False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asilidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Alticola
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Large-eared Mountain Vole
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.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.