Dowdy Plume vs Northern Ghost Bat

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Diclidurus albus

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Northern Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Northern Ghost 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	Diclidurus
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Diclidurus albus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Northern Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Northern Ghost 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).

Northern Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.