Dark fruit-eating bat vs Thrip

Artibeus obscurus compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark 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	Artibeus	Hercinothrips
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating 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).