Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Thrip

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued 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	Lionycteris	Hercinothrips
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

The Chestnut Long-tongued Bat (Lionycteris spurrelli) is a species in the genus Lionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.