False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Large Japanese Mole

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asilidae	Talpidae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Mogera
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Mogera wogura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Large Japanese Mole
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 Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.