False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Ornate Shrew

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asilidae	Soricidae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Sorex
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Ornate Shrew
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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.