Borneo Fruit Bat vs Thrip

Aethalops aequalis compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Borneo Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo Fruit Bat	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thripidae
Genus	Aethalops	Hercinothrips
Species	Aethalops aequalis	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Borneo Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo Fruit Bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo Fruit 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).

Borneo Fruit Bat

The Borneo Fruit Bat (Aethalops aequalis) is a species in the genus Aethalops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.