Dusky Tube-nosed Bat vs Thrip

Murina fusca compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thripidae
Genus	Murina	Hercinothrips
Species	Murina fusca	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Tube-nosed 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).