Dowdy Plume vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	Peters's Disk-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	Thyropteridae
Genus	Stenoptilia	Thyroptera
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Dowdy Plume and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Peters's Disk-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).

Peters's Disk-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