Dark fruit-eating bat vs Thrips

Artibeus obscurus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark 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 obscurus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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