Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Thrip

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean 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	Brachyphylla	Hercinothrips
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.