Dowdy Plume vs Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Cynomops milleri

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Miller's Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Miller'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 milleri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Miller'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).

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.