Cauca River Myotis vs Dowdy Plume

Myotis caucensis compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Cauca River Myotis is Least Concern while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cauca River Myotis	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Myotis	Stenoptilia
Species	Myotis caucensis	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cauca River Myotis and Dowdy Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cauca River Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cauca River Myotis	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cauca River Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

Cauca River Myotis

The Cauca River Myotis (Myotis caucensis) is a species in the genus Myotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador