Long-footed Treeshrew vs Orange-legged Robberfly

Tupaia longipes compared with Dioctria oelandica

Key Differences

• Long-footed Treeshrew is Least Concern while Orange-legged Robberfly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-footed Treeshrew	Orange-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tupaiidae	Asilidae
Genus	Tupaia	Dioctria
Species	Tupaia longipes	Dioctria oelandica

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-footed Treeshrew and Orange-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange-legged Robberfly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-footed Treeshrew	Orange-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.