Brown Plume vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Stenoptilia pterodactyla compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Brown Plume is Least Concern while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Plume	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pterophoridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Stenoptilia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Stenoptilia pterodactyla	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Plume and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Plume

LC — Least Concern

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Plume	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (7 countries) and Europe (32 countries).

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Plume

The Brown Plume (Stenoptilia pterodactyla) is a species in the genus Stenoptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are