False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Mouse-tailed dormouse

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Myomimus roachi

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Mouse-tailed dormouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Mouse-tailed dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asilidae	Gliridae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Myomimus
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Myomimus roachi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Mouse-tailed dormouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Mouse-tailed dormouse
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.

Mouse-tailed dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.