False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asilidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Leptarthrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Slender-footed Robberfly and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.