False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Malenge Babirusa

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Babyrousa togeanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Malenge Babirusa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asilidae	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Leptarthrus	Babyrousa
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Babyrousa togeanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Malenge Babirusa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Malenge Babirusa
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.

Malenge Babirusa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.