Bogota Fruit-eating Bat vs Thrips

Artibeus bogotensis compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Bogota Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Thrips
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	Aptinothrips
Species	Artibeus bogotensis	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

The Bogota Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus bogotensis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.