Dowdy Plume vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Greenhall’s Dog-faced 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	Molossidae
Genus	Stenoptilia	Cynomops
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Cynomops greenhalli

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Greenhall’s Dog-faced 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).

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.