Dowdy Plume vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pterophoridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Stenoptilia	Carollia
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Gray Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Gray Short-tailed Bat
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 Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.