Dowdy Plume vs Lesser Naked Bat

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Lesser Naked 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	Cheiromeles
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Cheiromeles parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Lesser Naked Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Lesser Naked 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).

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.