Decken's Horseshoe Bat vs Thrips

Rhinolophus deckenii compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Thripidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Thrips
Species	Rhinolophus deckenii	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Decken's Horseshoe Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Decken's Horseshoe Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).