Dowdy Plume vs Jamaican fruit bat

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Jamaican fruit 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	Artibeus
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Jamaican fruit 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).

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.