Dowdy Plume vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Lesser Sac-winged 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Stenoptilia	Saccopteryx
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Lesser Sac-winged 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 Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador