Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Thrip

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thripidae
Genus	Artibeus	Hercinothrips
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.