Asian Barbastelle vs Thrip

Barbastella darjelingensis compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Asian Barbastelle is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Barbastelle	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thripidae
Genus	Barbastella	Hercinothrips
Species	Barbastella darjelingensis	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Barbastelle and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asian Barbastelle

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Barbastelle	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Barbastelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Asian Barbastelle

Asian barbastelle (Barbastella darjelingensis) is a species in the genus Barbastella. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.