Dowdy Plume vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pterophoridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Stenoptilia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.