Dowdy Plume vs Harmless Serotine

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Harmless Serotine
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).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador