False Slender-footed Robberfly vs Philippine tarsier

Leptarthrus vitripennis compared with Carlito syrichta

Key Differences

• False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered while Philippine tarsier is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Philippine tarsier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asilidae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Leptarthrus	Carlito
Species	Leptarthrus vitripennis	Carlito syrichta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Philippine tarsier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Slender-footed Robberfly	Philippine tarsier
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.

Philippine tarsier

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.