Dowdy Plume vs Pacific Flying Fox

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Pacific 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 tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Pacific 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).

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.