Dowdy Plume vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Gray-headed 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 zophodactylus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.