False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Asilidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Amblysomus
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Marley’s Golden 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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.